Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3344-48-07 | Safe harbor program.

                                                
(A) A student-athlete may voluntarily
		  refer him/herself to the sports medicine staff for evaluation, testing, and
		  counseling for substance use/abuse. This provision allows a student-athlete to
		  self-report a substance problem without repercussions of a positive
		  test.
(B) These individuals shall still be required to undergo an
		  evaluation by the head team physician or his/her designee. Cleveland state
		  university staff shall work with the student-athlete to prepare a safe harbor
		  treatment plan, which may include confidential drug testing.
(C) The student-athlete may be tested for banned substances
		  upon entry into the safe harbor program and such a positive initial test shall
		  not result in any administrative sanction, though the head team physician or
		  his/her designee may suspend the student-athlete from all athletic activities,
		  if medically necessary.
(D) The student-athlete's parent(s) or legal guardian
		  shall be notified of the entry of their child into the safe harbor program, if
		  under twenty-one years of age. For the safety and well-being of the
		  student-athlete over the age of twenty-one, the director of athletics may
		  notify the student-athlete's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the entry
		  into the safe harbor program.
(E) A
		  substance abuse counselor will determine the appropriate form(s) of
		  intervention and rehabilitation needed by the student-athlete on a case-by-case
		  basis. In addition, the student-athlete may be financially responsible for any
		  outside treatment or counseling.
(F) A
		  student-athlete shall be permitted to remain in the safe harbor program for a
		  reasonable period of time, as determined by the treatment plan. A
		  student-athlete may be permitted to remain in the safe harbor program while
		  actively complying and undergoing documented treatment as deemed medically
		  necessary by the head team physician, team psychiatrist, and or their designee.
		  Any missed appointment or failure to comply will result in the removal of the
		  student-athlete from the safe harbor program. While in compliance with the safe
		  harbor program treatment plan, the student-athlete shall not be included in the
		  list of students eligible for random drug testing.
(G) Students in the safe harbor program may be selected for
		  drug testing by the NCAA and subject to NCAA sanctions.
(H) Upon release from the safe harbor program, the
		  student-athlete will be placed in the cycle for institutional drug testing for
		  at least one calendar year.
(I) The safe harbor provision shall be available for the
		  student-athlete only one time during their athletic eligibility. It shall not
		  be available after notification of an impending test or after a prior positive
		  test result as set forth in the Cleveland state university drug education and
		  screening program policy.
(J) A
		  student-athlete, who enters the safe harbor program but does not comply with
		  the terms of their rehabilitation, shall be sanctioned according to post-test
		  procedures for a first positive result. Thereafter, the student-athlete shall
		  serve the penalty phases for a second positive, if a positive test occurs in
		  any future testing.
(K) If a student-athlete is determined to have been using,
		  misusing or abusing substances after the initial safe harbor program treatment,
		  as determined by follow-up testing, the student-athlete shall be subject to
		  sanctions and follow-up testing as detailed for a first positive test result as
		  outlined in the Cleveland state university drug education and screening
		  policy.
(L) The director of athletics, associate athletic
		  directors, the head athletic trainer, the student-athlete's head coach and
		  the team physician may be informed of the student's participation in the
		  safe harbor program. The athletic trainer assigned to that sport may also be
		  notified, if medically appropriate. The assistant coach(es) may also be
		  informed at the discretion of the head coach. Other university employees may be
		  informed at the discretion of the director of athletics. The athletics
		  compliance office will be notified of any student-athlete that does not comply
		  and is subject to the penalty phase.