Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3344 - Cleveland State University › Chapter 3344-48 - Policies on Drug Education and Screening Policies › Section 3344-48-04 - Drug testing collection protocol

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) CSU contracts out the services for drug
			 testing to a third party and only those persons authorized shall be allowed in
			 the collection station.
(B) Upon
			 entering the collection station, the student-athlete shall be identified with
			 picture identification and/or an athletic trainer shall identify the
			 student-athlete. The student-athlete will then print his/her name
			 and arrival time on the roster sign-in form.
(C) The student-athlete shall select a
			 custody and control form (CCF) from a supply of such and work with collector
			 and athletic trainer to complete necessary information before proceeding with
			 the specimen collection process.
(D) The student-athlete shall select a
			 specimen collection beaker from a supply of such and shall be escorted by a
			 collector (same gender) to the restroom to provide a specimen. The
			 student-athlete shall place a unique barcode onto the beaker and then rinse
			 their hands with water (no soap) and then dry
			 hands.
(E) The collector shall
			 directly observe the furnishing of the urine specimen to assure the integrity
			 of the specimen.
(F) The
			 student-athlete shall be responsible for keeping the collection beaker closed
			 and controlled.
(G) Fluids and food
			 given to student-athletes who have difficulty voiding shall be from sealed
			 containers (approved by institutional collector)
			 that are opened and consumed in the station. These items shall be free of any
			 other banned substances.
(H) If the
			 specimen is incomplete, the student-athlete shall remain in the collection
			 station until the sample is completed. During the period, the student-athlete
			 is responsible for keeping the collection beaker closed and
			 controlled.
(I) If the specimen is
			 incomplete and the student-athlete must leave the collection station for a
			 reason approved by the 
			 institutional collector , the specimen shall be discarded.
(J) Upon return to the collection room, the
			 student-athlete shall begin the collection process again.
(K) Once an adequate volume of the specimen
			 is provided, the collector shall escort the student-athlete to the
			 specimen-processing table.
(L) The
			 specimen 
								processor shall instruct the student-athlete to
			 closely observe the specimen-processing steps and shall then measure the
			 specific gravity.
(M) If the urine
			 has a specific gravity below 1.005, no value shall be recorded on the CCF and
			 the specimen shall be discarded by the student-athlete, with the collector
			 observing. The student-athlete shall remain in the collection station until
			 another specimen is provided. The student-athlete shall provide another
			 specimen.
(N) Once the specimen
			 processor has determined the specimen has a specific gravity above 1.005, the sample
			 shall be processed and sent to the laboratory.
(O) If the laboratory
			 determines a student-athlete's specimen is inadequate for analysis, at the
			 client's discretion, another specimen may be collected.
(P)
			 If a student-athlete is suspected of manipulating specimens (e.g. via dilution,
			 substitution), the collector shall collect another specimen from the
			 student-athlete.
(Q) Once a specimen has been provided and meets the
			 on-site specific gravity ,
			 the student-athlete will select a sample collection kit from a supply of
			 such.
(R) The specimen-processor shall open the kit,
			 demonstrate to the student-athlete the vials are securely sealed, open the
			 plastic, and open the "A" vial lid. The processor will pour the urine into the
			 "A" and "B" vials and close the lids. The specimen-processor should pour urine
			 into vials above the minimum volume level (
								thirty mL
			 in "A" vial; fifteen mL in "B" vial) and pour as much urine as possible into
			 vials using care not to exceed the maximum levels (
								thirty mL in
			 "A" vial; 
								thirty mL in "B" vial).
(S) The
			 specimen-processor shall securely close the lids on each vial and then seal
			 each vial using the vial seals attached to the CCF; assuring seals are tightly
			 adhered to the vials with no tears or loose areas.
(T) The
			 specimen-processor shall collect all necessary signatures (collector, donor,
			 witnesses, and collector/specimen processor) and dates/times where indicated on
			 the CCF.
(U) The specimen-processor shall place the laboratory
			 copy of the CCF in the back pouch of the plastic bag and the vials in the front
			 pouch of the same bag. The bag shall then be sealed. The sealed bag, with
			 vials, shall then be placed in the sample box. The box shall be
			 sealed.
(V) The student-athlete is then released by the
			 collector.
(W) All sealed samples shall be secured in a shipping
			 case. The collector shall prepare the case for forwarding. When two split
			 samples are collected and packaged, care shall be taken to assure one sample is
			 placed in the shipping container for shipment to the "drugs of abuse"
			 laboratory and one sample is placed in the shipping container for shipment to
			 the "anabolic steroids" laboratory.
(X) After the
			 collection has been completed, the samples shall be forwarded to the laboratory
			 and copies of any forms forwarded to the  sport drug testing department. The specimens become the
			 property of the client.
(Y) If the student
			 athlete does not comply with the collection process , the institutional collector
			 shall notify the 
								appropriate institutional
			 administrator and drug free sport.
(Z)
								The drug testing collection protocol is subject to
			 change based on procedures instituted by drug free sport.