Which statement is true about RAC relative to IRAC?

Which statement is true about RAC relative to IRAC?

• A. RAC can be issued without a previous IRAC being issued
• B. RAC must be issued only after IRAC
• C. They are the same thing
• D. RAC is never used

Answer: (A)

RAC can be issued independent of IRAC, because IRAC is a method for analyzing a question (identifying the issue, stating the rule, applying it to the facts, and drawing a conclusion), while RAC is a separate record that can document conclusions or risk assessments on its own. This means you can produce a RAC without first going through an IRAC, since the RAC doesn’t depend on having an IRAC preceding it. The idea that RAC must come after IRAC, that they’re the same thing, or that RAC isn’t used at all doesn’t fit the relationship between these two documents.

RAC can be issued independent of IRAC, because IRAC is a method for analyzing a question (identifying the issue, stating the rule, applying it to the facts, and drawing a conclusion), while RAC is a separate record that can document conclusions or risk assessments on its own. This means you can produce a RAC without first going through an IRAC, since the RAC doesn’t depend on having an IRAC preceding it. The idea that RAC must come after IRAC, that they’re the same thing, or that RAC isn’t used at all doesn’t fit the relationship between these two documents.