1. (1) Each seminar provider must have a curriculum approved by the division that provides at least three hours of instruction for first-time certification and for any recertification.

2. (2) The contents of an approved curriculum shall include the topics identified in Subsection 26B-5-205(4)(b) and the following components:

   1. (a) alcohol as a drug and its effect on the body and behavior:

      1. (i) facts about alcohol;
      2. (ii) what alcohol is; and
      3. (iii) alcohol's path through the body;

   2. (b) factors influencing the effect of alcohol including:

      1. (i) food and digestive factors;
      2. (ii) weight, physical fitness and gender factors;
      3. (iii) psychological factors;
      4. (iv) tolerance; and
      5. (v) alcohol used in combination with other drugs;

   3. (c) recognizing drinking levels including:

      1. (i) descriptions of behavioral signs and indications of impairment;
      2. (ii) classification of behavioral signs; and
      3. (iii) the definition of intoxication;

   4. (d) techniques for servers to help control consumption that include:

      1. (i) use of a classification system;
      2. (ii) use of alcohol facts;
      3. (iii) continuity of service; and
      4. (iv) drink counting;

   5. (e) Overview of state alcohol laws:

      1. (i) Utah liquor distribution and control;
      2. (ii) legal age of consumption;
      3. (iii) prohibited sales;
      4. (iv) third party liability and the Dram Shop Law;
      5. (v) legal responsibilities of servers;

   6. (f) techniques for dealing with the problem customer and rehearsal and practice of these techniques that include:

      1. (i) slowing down service;
      2. (ii) offering food or nonalcoholic beverages;
      3. (iii) serving water with drinks;
      4. (iv) not encouraging reorders; and
      5. (v) discontinuing service;

   7. (g) establishing house rules for regulating alcoholic beverages such as:

      1. (i) management and co-workers' support; and
      2. (ii) ways to deal with minors;

   8. (h) alternative means of transportation and getting the customer home safely that include:

      1. (i) asking a customer to arrange alternative transportation;
      2. (ii) calling a taxi or transportation service;
      3. (iii) arranging accommodations for the night; and
      4. (iv) calling the police; and
      5. (i) division-provided training and educational materials on ways to identify overdose.

KEY: substance abuse, server training, on-premise

Date of Last Change: January 26, 2026

Notice of Continuation: December 1, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-5-205; 63G-4-203