diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/samplebatchentry/controller/SampleBatchEntryController.java b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/samplebatchentry/controller/SampleBatchEntryController.java
index 1d473db097..8764572a0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/samplebatchentry/controller/SampleBatchEntryController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openelisglobal/samplebatchentry/controller/SampleBatchEntryController.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class SampleBatchEntryController extends BaseController {
             //
             "sampleOrderItems.labNo",
             //
-            "sampleOrderItems.newRequesterName", "sampleOrderItems.referringSiteId",
+            "sampleOrderItems.newRequesterName", "sampleOrderItems.referringSiteId", "sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentId" ,
             "form.sampleOrderItems.referringSiteName", "patientProperties.patientUpdateStatus", "currentDate",
             "currentTime", "sampleOrderItems.receivedDateForDisplay", "sampleOrderItems.receivedTime", "sampleXML",
             "sampleOrderItems.referringSiteId", "sampleOrderItems.referringSiteId",
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ public ModelAndView showSampleBatchEntry(HttpServletRequest request,
         soi.setReceivedDateForDisplay(form.getSampleOrderItems().getReceivedDateForDisplay());
         soi.setNewRequesterName(form.getSampleOrderItems().getNewRequesterName());
         soi.setReferringSiteId(form.getFacilityID());
+        soi.setReferringSiteDepartmentId(form.getSampleOrderItems().getReferringSiteDepartmentId());
+
         form.setSampleOrderItems(soi);
 
         form.setLocalDBOnly(ConfigurationProperties.getInstance()
@@ -147,7 +149,13 @@ public ModelAndView showSampleBatchEntry(HttpServletRequest request,
         } else if (!StringUtil.isNullorNill(form.getSampleOrderItems().getNewRequesterName())) {
             facilityName = form.getSampleOrderItems().getNewRequesterName();
         }
+        String departmentName = "";
+        if (!StringUtil.isNullorNill(form.getSampleOrderItems().getReferringSiteDepartmentId())) {
+            Organization organization = organizationService.get(form.getSampleOrderItems().getReferringSiteDepartmentId());
+            departmentName = organization.getOrganizationName();
+        }
         request.setAttribute("facilityName", facilityName);
+        request.setAttribute("departmentName", departmentName);
         form.setPatientSearch(new PatientSearch());
 
         return findForward(form.getMethod(), form);
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/routine/sampleBatchEntry.jsp b/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/routine/sampleBatchEntry.jsp
index c4e6726414..9d4d13bafa 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/routine/sampleBatchEntry.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/routine/sampleBatchEntry.jsp
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function () {
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 		</c:if>
+		<c:if test='${not empty form.sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentId}'>
+			<tr>
+				<td>
+					<spring:message code="sample.entry.project.siteDepartmentName" /> 
+					: <%= request.getAttribute("departmentName") %> 
+					<form:hidden path="sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentId" id="requesterDepartmentId"/>			
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+		</c:if>
 		<c:if test='${empty form.facilityID}'>
 			<c:if test='${not empty form.sampleOrderItems.newRequesterName}'>
 			<tr>
@@ -228,6 +237,15 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function () {
 			</tr>
 			</c:if>
 		</c:if>
+		<c:if test='${empty form.sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentId}'>
+			<tr>
+				<td>
+					<spring:message code="sample.entry.project.siteDepartmentName" /> 
+					: <%= request.getAttribute("departmentName") %> 
+					<form:hidden path="sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentId" id="requesterDepartmentId"/>			
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+		</c:if>
 	</tr>
 </table>
 </td>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/setup/configureBarcode.jsp b/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/setup/configureBarcode.jsp
index cdb8fa29a4..b5a1351772 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/setup/configureBarcode.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/pages/samplebatchentry/setup/configureBarcode.jsp
@@ -90,8 +90,49 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function () {
        // setOrderModified();
         //setCorrectSave();
     };
+
+	autocompleteResultCallBack = function (selectId, value) {
+		fetchDepartmentList();
+	}
 });
 
+ function fetchDepartmentList() {
+        var siteList = $("requesterId");
+        //if the index is 0 it is a new entry, if it is not then the textValue may include the index value
+        // create new entry has been removed gnr
+        if (siteList.selectedIndex != 0) {
+           if(document.getElementById("requesterId").selectedIndex != 0){
+    			getDepartmentsForSiteClinic( document.getElementById("requesterId").value, "", siteDepartmentSuccess, null);
+    		} 
+        } 
+    }
+
+	function siteDepartmentSuccess (xhr) {
+        console.log(xhr.responseText);
+        var message = xhr.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("message").item(0).firstChild.nodeValue;
+    	var departments = xhr.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("formfield").item(0).childNodes[0].childNodes;
+    	var selected = xhr.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("formfield").item(0).childNodes[1];
+    	var isValid = message == "<%=IActionConstants.VALID%>";
+    	var requesterDepartment = jQuery("#requesterDepartmentId");
+    	var i = 0;
+
+    	requesterDepartment.disabled = "";
+    	if( isValid ){
+    		requesterDepartment.children('option').remove();
+    		requesterDepartment.append(new Option('', ''));
+    		for( ;i < departments.length; ++i){
+//     						is this supposed to be value value or value id?
+    		requesterDepartment.append(
+    				new Option(departments[i].attributes.getNamedItem("value").value, 
+    					departments[i].attributes.getNamedItem("id").value));
+    		}
+    	}
+    	
+    	if( selected){
+    		requesterDepartment.selectedIndex = getSelectIndexFor( "requesterDepartmentId", selected.childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+    	}
+    }
+
 </script>
 <form:hidden path="sampleOrderItems.newRequesterName" id="newRequesterName"/>
 
@@ -131,6 +172,22 @@ Barcode Method :
 		    	<form:input path="facilityID" id="requesterId"/>
 		    </c:if>
 		</td>
+	</tr>
+	 <tr>
+	    <c:if test="${not form.sampleOrderItems.readOnly}">
+			<td></td>
+			<td></td>
+			<td>
+				<spring:message code="sample.entry.project.siteDepartmentName"/>
+			</td>
+			<td>    
+					<form:select path="sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentId" 
+						id="requesterDepartmentId"  >
+					<option ></option>
+					<form:options items="${form.sampleOrderItems.referringSiteDepartmentList}" itemValue="id" itemLabel="value"/>
+				</form:select>
+			</td>
+		</c:if>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td></td>