referral

[ ri-fur-uh l ]

/ rɪˈfɜr əl /

an act of referring; the state of being referred.

an instance of referring.

a person recommended to someone or for something.

Origin of referral

First recorded in 1930–35; refer + -al²

reference referral

In all, the counties had one referral hospital each (approximately 100-150 beds) and 17-24 health centers.

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Perhaps it will be a referral for an intervention shown to have no benefit.

Pediatrician: Vaccinate Your Kids—Or Get Out of My Office |Russell Saunders |January 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And if the person on the other end declines, he or she will often offer up another friend as a referral.

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The IG office opened the investigation last September based on a referral from the FBI, but its progress is unclear, Carper said.

Alejandro Mayorkas’s DHS Nomination Held Up Over IG Investigation |Josh Rogin |July 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

“I goofed,” he said, when I asked why he delayed the referral.

Public-School Children Cheated by Perverse Performance Pay Incentives |Sol Stern |April 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Detailed discussion may take place and amendment, rejection, referral to another committee for further study or approval occurs.

Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia |Dorothy M. Torpey
Yes, sir; and that he saw the applicant on that day and gave the referral.

Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Will you tell us what your position was at the time you received this referral?

Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
If this referral is correct, the subspecies concavus probably does not occur in Tamaulipas.

The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico |Ticul Alvarez
A national information and referral service that focuses primarily on preventing drug addiction in children and adolescents.

What Works: Schools Without Drugs |United States Department of Education