Therapeutic Use Exemptions

If you regularly take medication prescribed by your doctor and this medication is on the WADA Prohibited List, you need to get a form called a TUE (therapeutic use exemption) filled out by your doctor. International level athletes must send the form to the FAI Secretariat, National level athletes send it to their National Air Sport Control.

Athletes must obtain TUEs for Prohibited Substances before they compete. Athletes in the Registered Testing Pool should apply for TUEs at the same time that they first provide whereabouts information to FAI and, except for emergency situations, no less than 21 days before the athlete's participation at an International event. Athletes not in the Registered Training Pool must apply for TUEs through their National Airsport Control (NAC) no less than 21 days before they participate at an International Event.

FAI TUE Panel

FAI has appointed a panel of physicians to consider TUEs ("the TUE Panel"). Athletes in the Registered Testing Pool must submit their requests for TUEs to FAI directly for the TUE Panel to evaluate, regardless of whether or not the athlete already has a TUE issued by their NAC. The FAI TUE Panel shall evaluate requests for TUEs in accordance with WADA's International Standard.

If you have a specific enquiry regarding a Therapeutic Use Exemption, you may contact the FAI TUE panel using the link below. All enquiries are treated in confidence.

FAI Anti-Doping ProgrammeFAI Anti-Doping Programme