The practice site shall:

1. be accredited and/or a hospital or other site in Ontario in which direct patient care is provided;

2. have a counselling area if in a community setting so that there is a reasonable expectation of acoustical privacy, or have an active patient counselling program if in an alternative setting;

3. have a philosophy and an organizational structure (e.g., sufficient staffing and resources) that permits an appropriate degree of educational opportunities and one-on-one interaction between preceptor and student/intern;

4. provide health related information and be involved in health promotion and disease prevention;

5. be a pharmacy that has not had a disciplinary finding against it in the past six years or is not currently the subject of disciplinary proceedings;

6. be a pharmacy for which there does not exist any unsatisfied order or action by the Accreditation Committee; and

7. be a pharmacy wherein the student/intern is not in an actual or perceived conflict of interest relationship with the Designated Manager or any Owner, Director, Officer or Shareholder of the Corporation holding the Certificate of Accreditation.

Revisions Approved: September Council/99, April Registrations Committee/2006

Note: Students/interns who wish to complete SPT in a site that does not meet all of these criteria may request an exemption from the Registration Committee.