diff --git a/app/models/kase.rb b/app/models/kase.rb
index 8dd0b93..8b140e4 100644
--- a/app/models/kase.rb
+++ b/app/models/kase.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@ class Kase < ActiveRecord::Base
   VALID_COUNTIES = {'Clackamas' => 'C', 'Multnomah' => 'M', 'Washington' => 'W'}
 
   validates_presence_of :customer_id
-  validates_presence_of :referral_type
-  validates_presence_of :funding_source
+  validates             :open_date, :date => { :before_or_equal_to => Proc.new { Date.today } }
+  validates_presence_of :referral_source
+  validates_presence_of :referral_type_id
+  validates_presence_of :funding_source_id
+  validates             :close_date, :date => { :after => :open_date, :before_or_equal_to => Proc.new { Date.today } }, :allow_blank => true
   validates_presence_of :disposition
+  validates_presence_of :close_date, :if => Proc.new {|kase| kase.disposition.name != "In Progress" }
   validates_inclusion_of :county, :in => VALID_COUNTIES.values
+  validate do |kase|
+    kase.errors[:disposition_id] << "cannot be 'In Progress' if case is closed" if kase.close_date.present? && kase.disposition.name == 'In Progress'
+  end
 
   scope :assigned_to, lambda {|user| where(:user_id => user.id) }
   scope :not_assigned_to, lambda {|user| where('user_id <> ?',user.id)}
diff --git a/app/views/kases/_form.html.erb b/app/views/kases/_form.html.erb
index e87a45b..0e2e976 100644
--- a/app/views/kases/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/kases/_form.html.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <li>
     <%= f.label :referral_type_id, "Referral Source Type" %>
-    <%= f.collection_select :referral_type_id, @referral_types, :id, :name %>
+    <%= f.collection_select :referral_type_id, @referral_types, :id, :name, :prompt => '<Select Option>' %>
   </li>
 
   <li>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
   <li>
     <%= f.label :funding_source_id, "Default Funding Source" %>
-    <%= f.collection_select :funding_source_id, @funding_sources, :id, :name %>
+    <%= f.collection_select :funding_source_id, @funding_sources, :id, :name, :prompt => '<Select Option>' %>
   </li>
 
   <li>
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/style.css b/public/stylesheets/style.css
index b1949eb..4de6e39 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/style.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ body.kases #page-header {
 	position: relative;
 }
 
-body.kases.show .delete.kase {
+body.kases .delete.kase {
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 8px;
 	right: 10px;