DRUG TESTING PROCESS

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DRUG TESTING PROCESS

• Athlete Notification And Chain of Custody Forms
• Using
• WADA Doping Control Flyer
• With
• Photo ID and USAPL card

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• The forms are completed in the same way for ALL
  meets National, State or Local.
• A copy of the WADA Doping Control flyer should be
  available. If you know you are doing testing,
  print a copy and carry with you.
• Check meet director pack, drug testing kit, for
  latest instructions on forms.
• Filling in known information will save time at
  the meet, forms may be partially filled out
  before test are performed.
• Always use a clip board for forms. Both forms are
  multi-copy and pressing firmly is required to
  ensure legibility on the bottom copy. Always
  check the bottom copy before separating the form.
• Lifters under the age of 18 must have a parent,
  coach or adult friend of the same gender nearby
  during the collection of the sample, yet not
  observing the actual collection of the sample.

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WADA Doping Control Flyer
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• From USAPL rulebook, pages 13 14.
• 3. Selection of Subjects to be tested
• USA Powerlifting sanctioned competitions
  must include a minimum of testing ten percent
  (10) of meet entries.
• a. Any lifter establishing an American Record in
  the Open category of lifting must be tested. If
  an American Record setter was not tested at the
  contest, in order to hold that record, he/she
  must be tested within thirty (30) days after the
  competition by a USA Powerlifting approved
  examiner. Effective June 17, 1996, American
  Records established in the Teen, Junior,
  Collegiate and Masters Divisions will be drug
  tested at the combined discretion of three (3)
  officials.
• The Meet Director,
• The Technical Secretary,
• The USA Powerlifting President.
• In the absence of the President, the third
  official will be selected by the following order
• The Drug Testing Officer,
• The USA Powerlifting State Chair,
• Another Referee adjudicating the competition.
• All of the aforementioned officials should have
  attained the National level referee ranking. The
  three signatures of these officials at the
  designated area on the record form will
  constitute a waiver of the drug testing
  requirement for this particular American Record
  Application. All Open American Records continue
  to require 100 drug testing.

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• b. Any Lifter establishing a National Meet Record
  in any category of lifting Open, Collegiate,
  Teenage, Junior or Masters should be tested.
• c. The Meet Director has the option of testing
  the top finisher in each weight class, the best
  lifter of the meet, the lifter who appears to
  have the highest total going into the meet or any
  lifter entered in the meet. Lifters may be
  selected based on any suspicion of use of banned
  substances, including, but not limited to past
  disciplinary infraction, demeanor, appearance,
  reported drug use, and/or performance or changes
  in performance.
• d. Any lifter establishing an IPF World Record
  must be tested and sign an agreement to
  out-of-meet testing.
• e. State Chairs are authorized to recommend USA
  Powerlifting members (in their states) for
  submission to out-of meet testing. The amount of
  testing to be done is based on a ratio of total
  USA Powerlifting members , per state. State
  Chairs should confirm with the National Office of
  Drug Testing Chairperson of their
  recommendations.
• 4. When to Test
• Lifters must have a current USA Powerlifting
  Registration Card PRIOR to drug testing.
• a. Urinalysis testing should take place
  following the individual lifters competition.

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We follow this process in our athlete selection.
This is our notification process
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The USAPL follows this process. 1)The normal
delay in going to the doping control station
would be the awards ceremony. 2)Other referees
can be used as chaperones. 3)The meet director
should have bottled water available.
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• The WADA Flyer explains the collection process
  using a different collection kit than used in the
  USAPL. This presentation will continue with the
  Quest collection kit, making reference to the
  WADA Flyer as needed.

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Athlete Notification Form

• The Athlete Notification of Doping Control form
  is used to insure the athlete is aware they are
  being tested. By signing the form they have
  agreed to be tested. A refusal will make them
  subject to sanctions.

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Print Last name First name and Initial if known
Weight class lifter is in at this meet
Identification can be drivers license state
or SSN
Meet Name and location
USAPL card No. if a new lifter put Applied For
Date and Time of notification
Name and signature of person doing notification,
at National meets may be name of doping control
officer.
Lifters signature
After complete give lifter Pink copy
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COC form
Five copy form. Press firmly
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Copy 1 Goes to Laboratory
Fields to fill in before testing
Meet name and address
Print your name and enter date. Must be of the
same gender as the lifter.
Your Phone number
Check appropriate box where specimens are being
sent.
Enter date on both labels.
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Copy 1 Goes to Laboratory
WITH THE LIFTER
1 Have lifter check all four numbers being the
same
Enter lifters SSN or Drivers License number and
state
IOC
IOC
After checking photo ID check box Check Other and
enter Sports Testing Check Steroid Panel
If test is an IOC test, put IOC in these
locations in large letters. If an Out of Meet
test enter OMT
Open form to Copy 2
2 Have lifter initial, both
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Press firmly to get through all copies.
Page 2-5 Lifter Entries
Have lifter print last name and first name above
stars.
Before or after giving sample lifter must sign
form.
Print name
Date today
Birth date
Evening phone, if same as daytime, can enter SAME
Daytime phone
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Always give the lifter a choice of two or more
test kits. The choice is theirs. Do not force a
kit on them.
From the WADA Flyer
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• Once they pick a kit, they are the only one to
  touch or handle anything in the kit. And they
  keep all of the kit in their sight.
• This is for your protection, if you do not touch
  the cup, vials or bag you cannot contaminate them.

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Have lifter remove foil lid. Then remove contents
from cup.
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Sample is collected in cup.
Red liquid used for show.
Any quantity over 60mg will be enough to fill the
two vials.
Have lifter set cup on flat surface so you can
read temperature. Be sure green dot is within
temp range and note time of sample.
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Lifter will open and fill one vial at a time.
This will prevent accidental spills.
Vial is opened by pushing up on triangular tab on
lid. There is a small piece of plastic in the
shape of an anchor that will fall out. Do not let
the lifter pop the lid towards the sample cup.
They could argue that could contaminate the
sample.
After sample is poured into vial, lifter will
snap lid down and push second tab down into lock
position.
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After vials are filled and covered you will want
to put the labels on yourself. Once they touch
something they stay there. Do not pull very hard
or fast or the paper will tear at the
perforation. Have lifter pick one vial as sample
A. Carefully pull label from form and hold both
ends while placing the A on top of the vial.
Lay the ends of the label along the vial and have
the lifter smooth down the edges and assure
themselves the label is intact.
Proper position of label on vial.
Perforation
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After labels are on vials lifter can place small
label in dash line box on plastic bag.
Return to Copy 1 of form
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Fields remaining for you to fill in.
Check the Split box for a split sample.
If temp of sample was within range check YES
Ask lifter if they are taking any prescription
drugs prescribed by their doctor. If yes, enter
the names on the Remarks line. Also the chaperone
of minor lifter will sign name and relationship
to lifter.
Check Observed
Check form to be sure all fields are filled in.
Check Copy 2 for lifters signature in blue box.
If you did not sign the form earlier, sign your
name and enter the time sample was collected.
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Detach Copy 5 from form and give to lifter.
Detach Copy 1 and fold to ¼ full size. Then have
lifter place in back slot of plastic bag. And
push to the bottom.
Have lifter put both vials in first slot of
plastic bag, between black cross hatch lines, all
the way to the bottom.
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As per the instructions on the plastic
bag Remove liner from flap. Fold blue adhesive
to cover black cross hatch opening.
Process is complete. Thank the lifter and let
them leave.