diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiConstants.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiConstants.java
index 19ae9406..b180c722 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiConstants.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiConstants.java
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ public class EmrApiConstants {
 
     public static final String CONCEPT_CODE_DENY_ADMISSION = "Deny Admission";
 
+    public static final String CONCEPT_CODE_CONSULT_FREE_TEXT_COMMENTS = "Consult Free Text Comments";
+
     public static final String USER_PROPERTY_NAME_LAST_VIEWED_PATIENT_IDS = "emrapi.lastViewedPatientIds";
 
     public static final String EVENT_TOPIC_NAME_PATIENT_VIEWED = "org.openmrs.module.emrapi.event.PatientViewed";
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiProperties.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiProperties.java
index ff22ab76..59c612b8 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiProperties.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/emrapi/EmrApiProperties.java
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ public Concept getPatientDiedConcept() {
         return getEmrApiConceptByMappingAllowUndefined(EmrApiConstants.CONCEPT_CODE_PATIENT_DIED);
     }
 
+	public Concept getConsultFreeTextCommentsConcept() {
+		return getEmrApiConceptByMapping(EmrApiConstants.CONCEPT_CODE_CONSULT_FREE_TEXT_COMMENTS);
+	}
+
 	public List<PatientIdentifierType> getIdentifierTypesToSearch() {
 		ArrayList<PatientIdentifierType> types = new ArrayList<PatientIdentifierType>();
 		types.add(getPrimaryIdentifierType());