diff --git a/care/emr/migrations/0009_medicationrequest_authored_on.py b/care/emr/migrations/0009_medicationrequest_authored_on.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88e8ab4d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/care/emr/migrations/0009_medicationrequest_authored_on.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.4 on 2025-01-21 11:15
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('emr', '0008_medicationrequest_medication'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='medicationrequest',
+            name='authored_on',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(blank=True, default=None, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/care/emr/models/medication_request.py b/care/emr/models/medication_request.py
index 3ae7390917..9de05d8b02 100644
--- a/care/emr/models/medication_request.py
+++ b/care/emr/models/medication_request.py
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ class MedicationRequest(EMRBaseModel):
     encounter = models.ForeignKey("emr.Encounter", on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     dosage_instruction = models.JSONField(default=list, null=True, blank=True)
     note = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+    authored_on = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True, default=None)
diff --git a/care/emr/resources/medication/request/spec.py b/care/emr/resources/medication/request/spec.py
index cedb6f1f2b..bc08d30aa6 100644
--- a/care/emr/resources/medication/request/spec.py
+++ b/care/emr/resources/medication/request/spec.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class BaseMedicationRequestSpec(MedicationRequestResource):
     encounter: UUID4
 
     dosage_instruction: list[DosageInstruction] = Field()
+    authored_on: datetime
 
     note: str | None = Field(None)