diff --git a/api/src/main/distro/metadata/identifierTypes.xml b/api/src/main/distro/metadata/identifierTypes.xml
index 6cf55a921d..db96567f9b 100755
--- a/api/src/main/distro/metadata/identifierTypes.xml
+++ b/api/src/main/distro/metadata/identifierTypes.xml
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
 	<ref key="DRIVING_LICENSE" uuid="ca125004-e8af-445d-9436-a43684150f8b" />
 	<ref key="RECENCY_TESTING_ID" uuid="fd52829a-75d2-4732-8e43-4bff8e5b4f1a" />
 	<ref key="SOCIAL_HEALTH_INSURANCE_NUMBER" uuid="52c3c0c3-05b8-4b26-930e-2a6a54e14c90" />
-</refs>
\ No newline at end of file
+	<ref key="SHA_UNIQUE_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER" uuid="24aedd37-b5be-4e08-8311-3721b8d5100d" />
+</refs>
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/kenyaemr/metadata/CommonMetadata.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/kenyaemr/metadata/CommonMetadata.java
index 289df6e874..dd06c4c9d8 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/kenyaemr/metadata/CommonMetadata.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/kenyaemr/metadata/CommonMetadata.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public static final class _PatientIdentifierType {
 		public static final String DRIVING_LICENSE = Metadata.IdentifierType.DRIVING_LICENSE;
 		public static final String RECENCY_TESTING_ID = Metadata.IdentifierType.RECENCY_TESTING_ID;
 		public static final String SOCIAL_HEALTH_INSURANCE_NUMBER = Metadata.IdentifierType.SOCIAL_HEALTH_INSURANCE_NUMBER;
+		public static final String SHA_UNIQUE_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER = Metadata.IdentifierType.SHA_UNIQUE_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER;
 	}
 
 	public static final class _PersonAttributeType {
@@ -313,6 +314,9 @@ public void install() {
 				null, LocationBehavior.NOT_USED, false, _PatientIdentifierType.RECENCY_TESTING_ID));
 		install(patientIdentifierType("Social Health Insurance Number", "Social Health Insurance Number", "", "Allows for alphanumeric format",
 				null, LocationBehavior.NOT_USED, false, _PatientIdentifierType.SOCIAL_HEALTH_INSURANCE_NUMBER));
+		install(patientIdentifierType("Social Health Authority Identification Number", "Social Health Authority Unique Identification Number", "", "Allows for alphanumeric format",
+			null, LocationBehavior.NOT_USED, false, _PatientIdentifierType.SHA_UNIQUE_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER));
+
 
 
 		install(personAttributeType("Telephone contact", "Telephone contact number",