diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/roles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/roles_controller.rb
index 7517ca8b41..8e6a00461b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/roles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/roles_controller.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def role_params
     @role_params ||= params.require(:data).permit(
       :id, :unique_id, :name, :description, :disabled,
       :group_permission, :referral, :transfer, :is_manager, :reporting_location_level,
-      :show_on_type_of_referral, permissions: {}, form_section_read_write: {}, module_unique_ids: []
+      :referral_authorization, permissions: {}, form_section_read_write: {}, module_unique_ids: []
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/constants.js b/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/constants.js
index d2694d7268..44243b4483 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/constants.js
+++ b/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/constants.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const FIELD_NAMES = {
   isManager: "is_manager",
   reportingLocationLevel: "reporting_location_level",
   disabled: "disabled",
-  showOnTypeOfReferral: "show_on_type_of_referral"
+  referralAuthorization: "referral_authorization"
 };
 export const ACTION_BUTTONS_NAME = "ActionButtons";
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/forms/roles-main.js b/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/forms/roles-main.js
index a59e3b3881..8e33b6680d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/forms/roles-main.js
+++ b/app/javascript/components/pages/admin/roles-form/forms/roles-main.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export default (groupPermissions, i18n, adminLevelMap) => {
         tooltip: i18n.t("permissions.resource.referral.actions.refer.explanation")
       }),
       FieldRecord({
-        display_name: i18n.t("permissions.resource.show_on_type_of_referral.label"),
-        name: FIELD_NAMES.showOnTypeOfReferral,
+        display_name: i18n.t("permissions.resource.referral_authorization.label"),
+        name: FIELD_NAMES.referralAuthorization,
         type: TICK_FIELD,
-        tooltip: i18n.t("permissions.resource.show_on_type_of_referral.explanation")
+        tooltip: i18n.t("permissions.resource.referral_authorization.explanation")
       }),
       FieldRecord({
         display_name: i18n.t("permissions.resource.module.label"),
diff --git a/app/models/role.rb b/app/models/role.rb
index c424fe38eb..69de66f185 100644
--- a/app/models/role.rb
+++ b/app/models/role.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Role < ApplicationRecord
     'disabled' => { 'type' => 'boolean' }, 'module_unique_ids' => { 'type' => 'array' },
     'permissions' => { 'type' => 'object' }, 'form_section_read_write' => { 'type' => 'object' },
     'reporting_location_level' => { 'type' => %w[integer null] },
-    'show_on_type_of_referral' => { 'type' => 'boolean' }
+    'referral_authorization' => { 'type' => 'boolean' }
   }.freeze
 
   has_many :form_permissions
diff --git a/app/views/api/v2/roles/_role.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v2/roles/_role.json.jbuilder
index 4044148183..513a33a2c3 100644
--- a/app/views/api/v2/roles/_role.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/api/v2/roles/_role.json.jbuilder
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ json.unique_id role.unique_id
 json.name role.name
 json.description role.description
 json.group_permission role.group_permission
-json.show_on_type_of_referral role.show_on_type_of_referral
+json.referral_authorization role.referral_authorization
 json.referral role.referral
 json.transfer role.transfer
 json.disabled role.disabled
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7ab9920390..7f8fd92b01 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ en:
         explanation: If you disable this Role, you will no longer be able to assign
           it to User accounts.
         label: Disabled
-      show_on_type_of_referral:
+      referral_authorization:
         explanation: This means the role will appear as an option for the "Type of Referral"
           dropdown when the user performs an internal referral. If the user chooses this role as the type of referral,
           the referral recipient will only be able to access the forms which the selected role can access.
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231110000000_add_referral_authorization_to_role.rb b/db/migrate/20231110000000_add_referral_authorization_to_role.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c12f9d88a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231110000000_add_referral_authorization_to_role.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Copyright (c) 2014 - 2023 UNICEF. All rights reserved.
+
+class AddReferralAuthorizationToRole < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    add_column :roles, :referral_authorization, :boolean, null: false, default: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231110000000_add_show_on_type_of_referral_to_role.rb b/db/migrate/20231110000000_add_show_on_type_of_referral_to_role.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 72a2ac66ef..0000000000
--- a/db/migrate/20231110000000_add_show_on_type_of_referral_to_role.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# Copyright (c) 2014 - 2023 UNICEF. All rights reserved.
-
-class AddShowOnTypeOfReferralToRole < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
-  def change
-    add_column :roles, :show_on_type_of_referral, :boolean, null: false, default: false
-  end
-end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 5fa1e2c863..f3e740d5c2 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2023_09_21_124122) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2023_11_10_000000) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "ltree"
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@
     t.boolean "disabled", default: false, null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", default: -> { "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" }, null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", default: -> { "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" }, null: false
+    t.boolean "referral_authorization", default: false, null: false
     t.index ["permissions"], name: "index_roles_on_permissions", using: :gin
     t.index ["unique_id"], name: "index_roles_on_unique_id", unique: true
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v2/roles_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v2/roles_controller_spec.rb
index 1e2533bccd..64c516d329 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v2/roles_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v2/roles_controller_spec.rb
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
           name: 'CP Administrator 00',
           description: 'Administrator_description',
           group_permission: 'all',
-          show_on_type_of_referral: false,
+          referral_authorization: true,
           referral: false,
           transfer: false,
           disabled: false,
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
           name: 'CP Administrator 00',
           description: 'Administrator_description',
           group_permission: 'all',
-          show_on_type_of_referral: false,
+          referral_authorization: false,
           referral: false,
           transfer: false,
           disabled: false,