diff --git a/masterdata/configuration/liquibase/liquibase.xml b/masterdata/configuration/liquibase/liquibase.xml
index 1ef29931c..f1fcd380a 100644
--- a/masterdata/configuration/liquibase/liquibase.xml
+++ b/masterdata/configuration/liquibase/liquibase.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,16 @@
             "org.openmrs.customdatatype.datatype.LongFreeTextDatatype", "org.openmrs.web.attribute.handler.LongFreeTextTextareaHandler", 0, 1, NOW(), 0, "6cd01df8-4418-4079-95bf-9716413dc8f5");
         </sql>
     </changeSet>
+    <changeSet id="RELATED_IDENTIFIER_ATTR_TYPE_202404181317" author="BAHMNI-CONFIG">
+        <preConditions onFail="MARK_RAN">
+            <sqlCheck expectedResult="0">
+                select count(*) from person_attribute_type where name = 'confirmedPatient';
+            </sqlCheck>
+        </preConditions>
+        <comment>Add person_attribute_type 'confirmedPatient' to differentiate potential and actual patients</comment>
+        <sql>
+            INSERT INTO person_attribute_type (name, description, format, searchable, creator, date_created, retired, sort_weight, uuid)
+            VALUES ('confirmedPatient', 'confirmedPatient', 'java.lang.Boolean', '0', 1, curdate(), 0, 30, uuid());
+        </sql>
+    </changeSet>
 </databaseChangeLog>
diff --git a/openmrs/apps/adt/app.json b/openmrs/apps/adt/app.json
index 7fa36b947..9c510239d 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/adt/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/adt/app.json
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@
                     "type": "conditionsList",
                     "displayOrder": 6
                 }
-            }}
+            }},
+            "filterOutAttributeForAllSearch": [{
+                "attrName": "confirmedPatient",
+                "attrValue": "false"
+            }]
 
         }
 }
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diff --git a/openmrs/apps/clinical/app.json b/openmrs/apps/clinical/app.json
index 9f2ecfe1b..59c549b05 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/clinical/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/clinical/app.json
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
                 { "locale" : "pt", "css": "offline-language-portuguese-brazil"}
             ]
         },
+        "filterOutAttributeForAllSearch": [{
+            "attrName": "confirmedPatient",
+            "attrValue": "false"
+        }],
     	"diagnosisStatus": "Inactive",
             "program": {
                 "patientInformation": {
diff --git a/openmrs/apps/documentUpload/app.json b/openmrs/apps/documentUpload/app.json
index d06782ee6..d9b639e97 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/documentUpload/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/documentUpload/app.json
@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@
                 "description": "Bahmni patient search, lookup Page"
             }
         ],
-        "contextModel": []
+        "contextModel": [],
+        "config": {
+            "filterOutAttributeForAllSearch": [{
+                "attrName": "confirmedPatient",
+                "attrValue": "false"
+            }]
+        }
 }
diff --git a/openmrs/apps/ipd/app.json b/openmrs/apps/ipd/app.json
index e7f752a7f..a8249cbc6 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/ipd/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/ipd/app.json
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
                 "allowFutureDates": true
             }
         },
+        "filterOutAttributeForAllSearch": [{
+            "attrName": "confirmedPatient",
+            "attrValue": "false"
+        }],
         "hideStartNewVisitPopUp": false,
         "patientForwardUrl": "../bedmanagement/#/patient/{{patientUuid}}/visit/{{visitUuid}}/dashboard",
         "dashboard": {
diff --git a/openmrs/apps/orders/app.json b/openmrs/apps/orders/app.json
index fbe3339cd..85da43f83 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/orders/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/orders/app.json
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
         "conceptNames": ["Radiology Notes"],
         "numberOfVisits": 2,
         "scope": "latest"
-      }
+      },
+      "filterOutAttributeForAllSearch": [{
+        "attrName": "confirmedPatient",
+        "attrValue": "false"
+      }]
     }
 }
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diff --git a/openmrs/apps/ot/app.json b/openmrs/apps/ot/app.json
index 412321a28..2eeae5bba 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/ot/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/ot/app.json
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
       "dayViewEnd": "18:00",
       "dayViewSplit": "60"
     },
-    "startOfWeek": "Monday"
+    "startOfWeek": "Monday",
+    "filterOutAttributeForAllSearch": [{
+      "attrName": "confirmedPatient",
+      "attrValue": "false"
+    }]
   }
 }
diff --git a/openmrs/apps/registration/app.json b/openmrs/apps/registration/app.json
index 40729d427..9ad5cc38b 100644
--- a/openmrs/apps/registration/app.json
+++ b/openmrs/apps/registration/app.json
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
                 },
                 "hidden": {
                     "attributes": [
-                        "primaryContact"
+                        "primaryContact",
+                        "confirmedPatient"
                     ]
                 },
                 "defaults":  {
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@
             "showSaveConfirmDialog": false,
             "showBirthTime": true,
             "showCasteSameAsLastNameCheckbox": false,
+            "relatedIdentifierAttribute": {
+                "name": "confirmedPatient",
+                "hideOrDisable": "hide",
+                "hideOnValue": "true"
+            },
             "printOptions": [
                 {
                     "translationKey": "REGISTRATION_PRINT_REG_CARD_LOCAL_KEY",
diff --git a/openmrs/i18n/registration/locale_en.json b/openmrs/i18n/registration/locale_en.json
index f3141e655..ead56c02f 100644
--- a/openmrs/i18n/registration/locale_en.json
+++ b/openmrs/i18n/registration/locale_en.json
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
   "REGISTRATION_INSTITUTE_ADDRESS": "Ganiyari, District - Bilaspur",
   "FEE_INFORMATION_LOCALE_KEY": "Fee Information",
   "NUTRITIONAL_VALUES_LOCALE_KEY": "Nutritional Values",
-  "REGISTRATION_PRINT_WITH_BARCODE": "Bar<u>c</u>ode Print"
+  "REGISTRATION_PRINT_WITH_BARCODE": "Bar<u>c</u>ode Print",
+  "RELATED_PATIENT_IDENTIFIER_LABEL": "Patient"
 }
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