Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE)

TUE – For Substances and Methods on the Prohibited List

Floorball players, like other athletes, may have illnesses or conditions that require them to take particular medications. If the medication that an athlete is required to take to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the Prohibited List, a Therapeutic Use Exemption will give the athlete the authorization to take the needed medicine. Athletes may apply for a TUE for any treatment involving a substance or method on the Prohibited List.
Access the Prohibited list

Recognition of NADO TUE’s

Where the player already has a TUE granted by his or her National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) for the substance or method in question, that TUE can be valid for IFF Events provided that such TUE decision has been reported in accordance with Article 5.5 of the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemption and therefore are available for review by IFF & WADA.

Medical evidence needed to support the diagnosis

There needs to be objective medical evidence to confirm the diagnosis and the need for treatment with a prohibited substance. This medical evidence must be sent together with the TUE application. Medical evidence shall include complete medical history (for example onset of the disease, family history, triggers, severity, etc.), results of all examinations and laboratory investigations and/or the imaging studies.
IFF TUE application form online version

Who needs a TUE?

All international level players who use prohibited substances and/or methods, must fill the TUE Form and submit the Application to the IFF (or request TUE recognition of a valid TUE  approved by the National Anti-Doping Agency). The definition of international level athlete in the IFF Anti-Doping Rules 2021 (as of 1st of January 2021):

1. Athletes included in the IFF Registered Testing Pool, Testing Pool and any other Pool established by IFF;
2. Athletes who compete in the following official IFF Events: World Floorball Championships (WFC), U19 World Floorball Championships (U19 WFC), Euro Floorball Championships (EF), Champions Cup (CC), EuroFloorball Cup (EFC), EuroFloorballChallenge (EFCh) and any WFC Qualifications (including U19).

All TUE applications sent to the IFF need to be in English and will be reviewed by the IFF Medical Committee. If approved, the athlete can begin treatment after receiving the authorisation notice from the IFF (except in rare cases of an acute life threatening condition for which a retroactive approval may be considered).

Sanction fee for late TUE applications

The completed TUE forms must be submitted to the IFF Anti-Doping team via email at least 30 days before the first competition day of the event in question and is free of charge for the applicant. The sanction fee for late incoming Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) applications is 300/CHF/application. The sanction fee shall be paid by the Member Association (WFC/EF) or Club team (CC/EFC/EFCh) of the applying athlete once a sanction fee is confirmed by the IFF and the responsible federation/team will be notified of said fee.

Validity of granted TUEs

All TUEs are granted for a limited period of time. At least 30 days before the expiry date, a new TUE application must be sent to the IFF together with up-to-date medical evidence. The validity of the TUE is dependent on the prohibited substance.

All TUE‘s granted by IFF are valid in the different national leagues around the world.

How to apply for a TUE?

1. Download the IFF TUE application Form and fill it in with a physician

• The TUE form requires both the athlete‘s and the physician‘s signature
• All documents (TUE form and medical evidence attachments) must be written in English.

2. Gather required medical evidence

• Complete medical history (including onset of the disease, family history, triggers, severity)
• Results of all examinations
• Laboratory investigations and/or the imaging studies

3. Send the completed TUE form together with the medical evidence to the IFF

• E-mail: antidoping(at)floorball.sport