ARM 42.13.907. REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-PREMISES AND OFF-PREMISES LICENSEE RASS TRAINING PROGRAMS

(1) In addition to the requirements in 16-4-1006, MCA, a RASS training program for on-premises consumption licensees must: (a) provide the following minimum content: (i) standard drink sizes and equivalency; (ii) methods to identify and prevent sales to underage or intoxicated persons; (iii) strategies used by underage persons to obtain alcohol; (iv) acceptable forms of identification; (v) actions that can be taken to prevent an alcohol-related incident from occurring; (vi) the benefits of effective operational policies and document maintenance practices related to the service of alcoholic beverages for licensees, and licensee liability; and (vii) best practices in the delivery of alcoholic beverages permitted under 16-4-201, MCA; (b) consist of a minimum of two hours of content; and (c) contain a minimum of six Montana specific techniques for denying alcohol sales using videos or other interactive training tools. (2) In addition to the requirements in 16-4-115 and 16-4-1006, MCA, a RASS training program for off-premises consumption licensees must: (a) provide the following minimum content: (i) methods to identify underage or intoxicated persons and preventing sales of alcoholic beverages to them; (ii) strategies used by underage persons to obtain alcoholic beverages; (iii) acceptable forms of identification used to purchase alcoholic beverage purchases; (iv) methods to prevent an alcohol-related incident from occurring; (v) best practices in the delivery of alcoholic beverages; and (vi) the benefits of effective operational policies and document maintenance practices related to the service of alcoholic beverages for licensees, and licensee liability. (b) consist of a minimum of one hour of content; and (c) contain a minimum of three Montana specific techniques for denying alcohol sales using videos or other interactive training tools. (3) All RASS training programs must require participants to pass an exam with a score of 80 percent or better. A training program may allow participants to retake an exam if a first exam score was no lower than 70 percent. If participants score less than 70 percent on a first exam, the training program must require those participants to retake the entire training program and obtain a passing score on the retake exam.