diff --git a/mermsemr/src/include/mermsemr_api.h b/mermsemr/src/include/mermsemr_api.h
index 04c0db1..53a4d7e 100644
--- a/mermsemr/src/include/mermsemr_api.h
+++ b/mermsemr/src/include/mermsemr_api.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ enum {
 #define    MERMS_PROVIDERS_UPDATEPROFILE    150040
 #define    MERMS_PROVIDERS_REMINDERS        150045
 #define    MERMS_PROVIDERS_CREATEMEMBER     150055
+#define    MERMS_PROVIDERS_LINKMEMBER       150057
+
 #define	   MERMS_PROVIDERS_CREATECHART	    150060
 // //#define        120001
 // // -- 
diff --git a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc
index f10cd09..e8d1ed8 100644
--- a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc
+++ b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/providers.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ long PracticeLogin(CVars in, CVars &out);
 long PracticeSessionCheck(long practice_id, long practice_users_id, const char *sessionid, int create);
 long provider_createmember(CVars in, CVars &out);
 long provider_acceptmember(CVars in, CVars &out);
+long provider_linkIdemember(CVars in, CVars &out);
+void GenerateLongID(char * number, int sz, int seed);
 
 long providers_call(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
@@ -42,6 +44,11 @@ long providers_call(CVars in, CVars &out) {
                   // create chart from provider side now
                 return  provider_chart(in, out);
                 break;
+                
+            case MERMS_PROVIDERS_LINKMEMBER:
+                return  provider_linkIdemember(in, out);
+                break;
+                
             case EXISTING_CARD:
                 REQ_LONG(in, "paymentid", 0, -1); // now we have to make sure the payment id is valid for this customer
 
@@ -90,6 +97,57 @@ try{
 
 //000
 
+long provider_linkIdemember(CVars in, CVars &out) {
+
+    long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
+    logfmt(logINFO, "Provider provider_linkIdemember()");
+    long qret = 0;
+    try {
+
+        REQ_LONG(in, "practice_id", 0, -1);
+        REQ_LONG(in, "practice_user_id", 0, -1);
+        REQ_STRING(in, "patient_link_id", 5, 15, "(.*)");
+        out["member_id"] = "0";
+        qret = (load_db_record(out, "SELECT *, id AS member_id FROM members WHERE acc_link = '%s'", in["patient_link_id"].c_str()) == true);
+        if (qret) {
+            logfmt(logINFO, "Provider provider_linkIdemember() QERT=>%lu", qret);
+
+
+            if (load_db_record(out, "SELECT * from patients WHERE practice_id =%lu AND member_id=%lu ", in["practice_id"].Long(), out["member_id"].Long()) == true) {
+
+                out["message"] = "Member already linked";
+            } else {
+                CVars x;
+                char vname[15];
+                GenerateLongID(vname, sizeof (vname), 10);
+                //snprintf(vname, sizeof (vname), "ME%05d", i);
+                out["long_id"] = vname;
+
+
+                x["practice_id"] = in["practice_id"];
+                x["practice_id"].set_valid(true);
+                x["practice_user_id"] = in["practice_user_id"];
+                x["practice_user_id"].set_valid(true);
+                x["member_id"] = out["member_id"];
+                x["member_id"].set_valid(true);
+
+                x["long_id"] = vname;
+                x["long_id"].set_valid(true);
+                out["patient_id"] = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "patients", "patients_id_seq", x);
+                out["message"] = "Member add completed";
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            out["message"] = "Link Id not found";
+        }
+
+    } catch (bad_parameter) {
+        logfmt(logINFO, "ERROR CALL Provider provider_linkIdemember");
+    }
+    logfmt(logINFO, "/Provider provider_linkIdemember()");
+    return ret;
+
+}
 
 
 	
@@ -170,7 +228,7 @@ long provider_createmember(CVars in, CVars &out){
     logfmt(logINFO, "/Provider CreateMember()");
     return ret;
 }
-void GenerateLongID(char * number, int sz, int seed);
+
 
 long provider_acceptmember(CVars in, CVars &out){
     long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
@@ -198,7 +256,7 @@ long provider_acceptmember(CVars in, CVars &out){
 		
         x["long_id"] = vname;
 		x["long_id"].set_valid(true);
-        out["patient_id_id"] = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "patients", "patients_id_seq", x);
+        out["patient_id"] = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "patients", "patients_id_seq", x);
 	
 		
 	
diff --git a/providerwww/application/controllers/Patient.php b/providerwww/application/controllers/Patient.php
index 1beea59..ad06792 100644
--- a/providerwww/application/controllers/Patient.php
+++ b/providerwww/application/controllers/Patient.php
@@ -100,20 +100,21 @@ class Patient extends Provider_Controller {
     }
     
     public function linkpatient(){
-        echo 'Ameye';
+     //   echo 'Ameye';
         
         
         
          if ($_GET) {
             $data['patient_link_id'] = trim($this->input->get('patient_link_id'));
             $data['practice_id'] = $_SESSION['practice_id'];
-            $data['practice_user_id'] = $_SESSION['practice_id'];          
+            $data['practice_user_id'] = $_SESSION['practice_id'];   
+            
             $data["loc"] = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
             $data["action"] = MERMS_PROVIDERS_LINKMEMBER;
             $out = array();
             $ret = $this->mermsemr_api($data, $out);
-            $data["account_message"] = "This is the return " . $ret;
-            echo "Linked Result :";
+            //$data["account_message"] = "This is the return " . $ret;
+            echo $out["message"];
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/providerwww/application/views/provider/patient/newpatient.php b/providerwww/application/views/provider/patient/newpatient.php
index 675f95b..599a22c 100644
--- a/providerwww/application/views/provider/patient/newpatient.php
+++ b/providerwww/application/views/provider/patient/newpatient.php
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@
  
     function connectLinkID() {
         var patient_link_id = document.linkform.patient_link_id.value;
-        if (patient_link_id === '' || )) {
+       // alert(patient_link_id);
+        
+        if (patient_link_id === '' ) {
             alert('You must enter valid linkID to continue!');
             return false;
         }
@@ -177,10 +179,6 @@
         });
         return false;
     }
-
-
-
-
  
     // -->    
 </script>