diff --git a/iTrust/src/edu/ncsu/csc/itrust/action/ViewPreRegisteredPatientListAction.java b/iTrust/src/edu/ncsu/csc/itrust/action/ViewPreRegisteredPatientListAction.java
index d85c158f020b2672c057524b7990e12010ff22f6..74db4e462f9f6d94d011eb835772b7939ec36a00 100644
--- a/iTrust/src/edu/ncsu/csc/itrust/action/ViewPreRegisteredPatientListAction.java
+++ b/iTrust/src/edu/ncsu/csc/itrust/action/ViewPreRegisteredPatientListAction.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class ViewPreRegisteredPatientListAction {
      * 
      * @throws ITrustException
      */
-    private void getPreRegisteredFromPatientsTable() throws ITrustException {
+    public List<PatientBean> getPreRegisteredPatients() throws ITrustException {
         try {
             
             List<PatientBean> plist = patientDAO.getAllPreRegisteredPatients();
@@ -56,25 +56,11 @@ public class ViewPreRegisteredPatientListAction {
                 
                 PreRegisteredPatients.add(pb);
             }
+            
+            return PreRegisteredPatients;
         }
         catch (DBException dbe) {
             throw new ITrustException(dbe.getMessage());
         }
     }
-    
-/**
- * Get the list of Pre-Registered patients 
- * 
- * @return the list of patients an HCP has had office visits with
- * @throws DBException
- */
-    public List<PatientBean> getPreRegisteredPatients() throws DBException {
-        
-        try {
-            getPreRegisteredFromPatientsTable();
-        }
-        catch (ITrustException ie) {
-        }
-        return PreRegisteredPatients;
-    }
 }
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