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BACKGROUND: The health service referral system is the organization of health services that regulate the mutual assignment of tasks and responsibilities of health services both vertically and horizontally. AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriateness of referral service operational standards at the Kalabbirang Public Health Center in Pangkajene Kepulauan district. METOHDS: This research method uses a qualitative with a phenomenological. The location of this study is in the Kalabbirang Public Health Center. The informants in this study were the Head of Medical Records Installation, the medical records installation staff of registration, doctors, and nurses. Data collection techniques using in-depth interviews, document review, and observation. The data obtained analyzed using the content analyze. RESULTS: The results showed that the Kalabbirang Public Health Center, no operational service standards were governing the procedures of the Public Health Center when receiving patients to be referred back. In addition, doctors do not explain in full to patients information about the referral. The conclusion of this research is the implementation of the referral system at the Kalabbirang Public Health Center in terms of the requirements for referring to be in accordance with the national referral system. CONCLUSION: We need socialization to understand more deeply about the referral system and equate perceptions among health workers about the referral mechanism in the Kalabbirang Public Health Center.