Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)
Athletes, like all others, may have illnesses or conditions that require them to take particular medications. If the medication an athlete is required to take to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the List, a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) may give that athlete the authorization to take the needed medicine. The criteria for granting a TUE are: 1) the athlete would experience significant health problems without taking the prohibited substance or method, 2) the therapeutic use of the substance would not produce significant enhancement of performance and 3) there is no reasonable therapeutic alternative to the use of the otherwise prohibited substance or method. The IIHF has its own TUE Committee that grants TUEs in accordance with the International Standard for TUEs and the criteria laid out in article 4 of this standard, for international level athletes in ice hockey. *
If the TUE is granted, the athlete will then be permitted to use the medication during the period of validity of the TUE without committing an Anti-Doping Rules Violation (ADRV).Regardless of whether a TUE has been granted or not, athletes should always declare on the doping control forms filled out during sample collection any medications and supplements taken within the seven days prior to sample collection, and any blood transfusions in the three months prior for blood samples.
If an International Level Athlete* already has a TUE approved by his NADO, the application shall be sent to the IIHF office as well for review and recognition. The IIHF automatically recognizes TUEs approved by NADOs that have been recognized in minimum of five times.
TUEs approved by the following NADOs will be automatically approved by the IIHF:
- Canada
- Finland
- Germany
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- USA
Please send all TUE applications to bloetjes@iihf.com.
The TUE is required for all IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship events, and for all Olympic ice hockey competitions and qualification events.
TUE Checklists
*Please refer to the IIHF Anti-Doping Regulations for the definition of the “International Level Athlete”
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