diff --git a/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/Constants.java b/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/Constants.java
index a2d9a0dad47..7bd29b61cc1 100644
--- a/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/Constants.java
+++ b/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/Constants.java
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ public interface Constants {
     String GET_ID = "getId";
     String STAFF = "STAFF";
     String FACILITY = "FACILITY";
+
+    String INVALID_RECIPIENT_TYPE = "Invalid Recipient Type";
 }
diff --git a/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/validator/RmRecipientIdValidator.java b/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/validator/RmRecipientIdValidator.java
index 26d6094fcfd..c853663a974 100644
--- a/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/validator/RmRecipientIdValidator.java
+++ b/health-services/referralmanagement/src/main/java/org/egov/referralmanagement/validator/RmRecipientIdValidator.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.egov.common.validator.Validator;
 import org.egov.referralmanagement.service.FacilityService;
 import org.egov.referralmanagement.util.ValidatorUtil;
+import org.egov.tracer.model.CustomException;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import static org.egov.common.utils.CommonUtils.populateErrorDetails;
 import static org.egov.common.utils.ValidatorUtils.getErrorForNonExistentEntity;
 import static org.egov.referralmanagement.Constants.FACILITY;
+import static org.egov.referralmanagement.Constants.INVALID_RECIPIENT_TYPE;
 import static org.egov.referralmanagement.Constants.STAFF;
 
 /**
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ public Map<Referral, List<Error>> validate(ReferralBulkRequest request) {
                         break;
                     case FACILITY:
                         addIgnoreNull(facilityIdList, referral.getRecipientId());
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new CustomException(INVALID_RECIPIENT_TYPE, "Exception : The Recipient Type is invalid.");
                 }
             });