diff --git a/scripts/constants.ts b/scripts/constants.ts
index 77b3db04..b13617d7 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.ts
+++ b/scripts/constants.ts
@@ -392,3 +392,27 @@ export const QUALITY_DEFAULT_VALUES = {
     isSevenPointCapRemoved: false,
     sevenPointCapRemoved: []
 };
+
+export const QUALITY_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS = [
+    'mips',
+    'pcf',
+];
+
+export const COST_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS = [
+    'mips',
+    'app1',
+];
+
+export const IA_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS = [
+    'mips',
+    'app1',
+    'appPlus',
+    'pcf',
+];
+
+export const PI_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS = [
+    'mips',
+    'app1',
+    'appPlus',
+    'pcf',
+];
diff --git a/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.spec.ts b/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.spec.ts
index 642de241..0d2755d3 100644
--- a/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.spec.ts
+++ b/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.spec.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ describe('#update-measures-util', () => {
                 category: 'ia',
                 weight: 'high',
                 subcategoryId: 'populationManagement',
+                allowedPrograms: [
+                    'mips',
+                    'app1',
+                    'appPlus',
+                    'pcf',
+                ],
             });
         });
 
@@ -290,6 +296,12 @@ describe('#update-measures-util', () => {
                 substitutes: ['PI_PPHI_2'],
                 exclusion: ['PI_EP_1', 'PI_EP_32'],
                 measureSets: [],
+                allowedPrograms: [
+                    'mips',
+                    'app1',
+                    'appPlus',
+                    'pcf',
+                ],
             });
         });
 
diff --git a/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.ts b/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.ts
index 0496a3ef..976f8154 100644
--- a/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.ts
+++ b/scripts/measures/lib/measures-lib.ts
@@ -14,27 +14,21 @@ import { info, warning } from '../../logger';
 import { MeasuresChange } from '../lib/validate-change-requests';
 import { DataValidationError } from '../../errors';
 import {
+    COST_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS,
     COST_DEFAULT_VALUES,
     COST_MEASURES_ORDER,
+    IA_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS,
     IA_DEFAULT_VALUES,
     IA_MEASURES_ORDER,
+    PI_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS,
     PI_DEFAULT_VALUES,
     PI_MEASURES_ORDER,
     QCDR_MEASURES_ORDER,
+    QUALITY_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS,
     QUALITY_DEFAULT_VALUES,
     QUALITY_MEASURES_ORDER
 } from '../../constants';
 
-const QUALITY_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS = [
-    'mips',
-    'pcf',
-];
-
-const COST_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS = [
-    'mips',
-    'app1',
-];
-
 /**
  * Adds the change file csv to the array in changes.meta.json.
  * This allows us to track which files are new and which have already been ingested.
@@ -132,6 +126,7 @@ export function addMeasure(change: MeasuresChange, measuresJson: any) {
             measuresJson.splice(index + 1, 0, orderFields({
                 ...IA_DEFAULT_VALUES,
                 ...change,
+                allowedPrograms: IA_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS,
             }));
             break;
         }
@@ -140,7 +135,8 @@ export function addMeasure(change: MeasuresChange, measuresJson: any) {
             measuresJson.splice(index + 1, 0, orderFields({
                 ...PI_DEFAULT_VALUES,
                 ...change,
-                preprod
+                preprod,
+                allowedPrograms: PI_DEFAULT_PROGRAMS,
             }));
             break;
         }