INDIANAPOLIS -- A new NCAA rule will require all Division I schools to designate a staff member who can answer questions about dietary supplements and banned drugs.
The new rule takes effect Aug. 1.
Schools will be required to educate staff members who regularly communicate with athletes about the list of banned substances and must advise them that the use of nutritional supplements could endanger their eligibility.
The NCAA says questions from athletes or school officials can be directed to the Resource Exchange Center, the governing body's drug-testing administrator.
Athletes are required to sign the NCAA's drug-testing consent form and are warned then that supplements may contain banned substances.
From ESPN