R523-12-7. Approved Curriculum

  (1) Each provider must have a curriculum approved by the Division. This curriculum must provide at least three hours of instruction both for original certification and for any and all recertifications. The contents of an approved curriculum shall include the following components:

  (a) Alcohol as a drug and its effect on the body and behavior:

  (i) Facts about alcohol;

  (ii) What alcohol is; and

  (iii) Alcohol's path through the body.

  (b) Factors influencing the effect of alcohol including:

  (i) Food and digestive factors;

  (ii) Weight, physical fitness and gender factors;

  (iii) Psychological factors;

  (iv) Tolerance; and

  (v) Alcohol used in combination with other drugs.

  (c) Recognizing drinking levels:

  (i) Explanation of behavioral signs and indications of impairment;

  (ii) Classification of behavioral signs; and

  (iii) Defining intoxication.

  (d) Recognizing the problem drinker and techniques for servers to help control consumption:

  (i) Use of classification system;

  (ii) Use of alcohol facts;

  (iii) Continuity of service; and

  (iv) Drink counting.

  (e) Overview of state alcohol laws:

  (i) Utah liquor distribution and control;

  (ii) Legal age;

  (iii) prohibited sales;

  (iv) Third party liability and the Dram Shop Law;

  (v) Legal definition of intoxication; and

  (vi) Legal responsibilities of servers.

  (f) Techniques for dealing with the problem customer including rehearsal and practice of these techniques.

  (g) Intervention techniques:

  (i) Slowing down service;

  (ii) Offering food or nonalcoholic beverages;

  (iii) Serving water with drinks;

  (iv) Not encouraging reorders; and

  (v) Cutting off service.

  (h) Establishing house rules for regulating alcoholic beverages:

  (i) Management and co-workers' support; and

  (ii) Dealing with minors; and

  (i) Alternative means of transportation and getting the customer home safely:

  (i) ask customer to arrange alternative transportation;

  (ii) Call a taxi or transportation service;

  (iii) Accommodations for the night; and

  (iv) Telephone the police.