Therapeutic Use Exemptions : the World Anti-Doping Code International Standard / World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). - Montreal : WADA, 2019. - (International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE) effective on 1 January 2021)
The World Anti-Doping Code International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions is a mandatory International Standard developed as part of the World Anti-Doping Program. It was developed in consultation with Signatories, public authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
A revised version was approved by the WADA Executive Committee at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice on 7 November 2019 and is effective as of 1 January 2021.
The purpose of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions is to establish:
(a) the conditions that must be satisfied in order for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (or TUE) to be granted, permitting the presence of a Prohibited Substance in an Athlete’s Sample or the Athlete’s Use or Attempted Use, Possession and/or Administration or Attempted Administration of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method for Therapeutic reasons;
(b) the responsibilities imposed on Anti-Doping Organizations in making and communicating TUE decisions;
(c) the process for an Athlete to apply for a TUE;
(d) the process for an Athlete to get a TUE granted by one Anti-Doping Organization recognized by another Anti-Doping Organization;
(e) the process for WADA to review TUE decisions; and
(f) the strict confidentiality provisions that apply to the TUE process.
