Form 20-3f Academic Year 2020-21
Drug-Testing Consent − NCAA Division III
For: Student-athletes.
Action: Sign and return to your director of athletics.
Due date: Before your institution's first competition.
Required by: NCAA Constitution 3.2.4.6 and NCAA Division III Bylaw 14.1.4.
Purpose: To assist in certifying eligibility.
Effective date: This consent form shall be effective from the date this document is signed and shall
remain effective until a subsequent Drug-Testing Consent Form is executed.
Requirement to Sign Drug-Testing Consent Form.
Name of student-athlete: _____________________________ Sport(s): __________________________
You must sign this form prior to competition in intercollegiate athletics per Constitution 3.2.4.6 and
Bylaw 14.1.4. If you have any questions, you should discuss them with your director of athletics.
Consent to Testing.
You agree to allow the NCAA to test you in relation to any participation by you in any NCAA championship
and in any postseason football game for drugs in the banned drug classes listed in Bylaw 31.2.3.1 (see
attached). Examples of drugs in each class can be found at www.ncaa.org/drugtesting
. Note: There is no
complete list of banned substances. Check Drug Free Sport AXIS at 877-202-0769 or www.dfsaxis.com
(Organization: NCAA Division III; password: ncaa3) for questions about supplements, medications and
banned drugs.
Consequences for a Positive Drug Test.
By signing this form, you affirm that you are aware of the NCAA drug-testing program, which provides:
1. A student-athlete who tests positive for an NCAA banned drug will be declared ineligible (unless
a medical exception is granted);
2. A student-athlete who tests positive for the use of a substance in a banned drug class other than
cannabinoids and narcotics shall be withheld from competition in all sports for 365 days from the
drug-test collection date and shall lose a year of eligibility. A student-athlete who tests positive for
the use of a substance in the banned drug classes cannabinoids or narcotics shall be immediately
declared ineligible and be withheld from competition for the next 50 percent of a season in all sports
(50 percent of all contests or dates of competition in the season following the positive test);
3. A student-athlete who tests positive has an opportunity to appeal the sanction;
4. A student-athlete who tests positive a second time for the use of any substance in a banned drug
class other than cannabinoids and narcotics shall lose all remaining regular season and postseason
eligibility in all sports. A student-athlete who tests positive a second time for the use of a substance
in the drug classes cannabinoids or narcotics shall be withheld from competition for 365 days from
the date of the test and shall lose a year of eligibility. A student-athlete who tests positive for the
use of a substance in the drug classes cannabinoids and narcotics for the first time after having
tested positive for the use of any substance in a banned drug other than cannabinoids and narcotics
shall be ineligible for competition for 50 percent of a season in all sports (the first 50 percent of
regular season contests or dates of competition in the season following the positive test);
5. The penalty for missing a scheduled drug test is the same as the penalty for testing positive for the
use of a substance in a banned drug class other than cannabinoids and narcotics;