diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index 36901aecd..d62e62607 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def dao_create_notification(notification):
     if not notification.status:
         notification.status = 'created'
 
-    notification_history = NotificationHistory.from_notification(notification)
+    notification_history = NotificationHistory.from_original(notification)
     db.session.add(notification)
     db.session.add(notification_history)
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def update_notification_status_by_reference(reference, status):
 def dao_update_notification(notification):
     notification.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
     notification_history = NotificationHistory.query.get(notification.id)
-    notification_history.update_from_notification(notification)
+    notification_history.update_from_original(notification)
     db.session.add(notification)
     db.session.commit()
 
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index e7fbce1a0..a13eecc8b 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ def filter_null_value_fields(obj):
     )
 
 
+class HistoryModel:
+    @classmethod
+    def from_original(cls, original):
+        history = cls()
+        history.update_from_original(original)
+        return history
+
+    def update_from_original(self, original):
+        for c in self.__table__.columns:
+            setattr(self, c.name, getattr(original, c.name))
+
+
 class User(db.Model):
     __tablename__ = 'users'
 
@@ -354,7 +366,18 @@ class ProviderDetails(db.Model):
     identifier = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
     priority = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False)
     notification_type = db.Column(notification_types, nullable=False)
-    active = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
+    active = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False, nullable=False)
+
+
+class ProviderDetailsHistory(db.Model, HistoryModel):
+    __tablename__ = 'provider_details_history'
+
+    id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True)
+    display_name = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
+    identifier = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
+    priority = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False)
+    notification_type = db.Column(notification_types, nullable=False)
+    active = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False)
 
 
 JOB_STATUS_PENDING = 'pending'
@@ -654,7 +677,7 @@ class Notification(db.Model):
         return serialized
 
 
-class NotificationHistory(db.Model):
+class NotificationHistory(db.Model, HistoryModel):
     __tablename__ = 'notification_history'
 
     id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True)
@@ -680,14 +703,10 @@ class NotificationHistory(db.Model):
     client_reference = db.Column(db.String, nullable=True)
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_notification(cls, notification):
-        history = cls(**{c.name: getattr(notification, c.name) for c in cls.__table__.columns})
+    def from_original(cls, notification):
+        history = super().from_original(notification)
         return history
 
-    def update_from_notification(self, notification):
-        for c in self.__table__.columns:
-            setattr(self, c.name, getattr(notification, c.name))
-
 
 INVITED_USER_STATUS_TYPES = ['pending', 'accepted', 'cancelled']
 
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0062_provider_details_history.py b/migrations/versions/0062_provider_details_history.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4898970c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0062_provider_details_history.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0062_provider_details_history
+Revises: 0061_add_client_reference
+Create Date: 2016-12-14 13:00:24.226990
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0062_provider_details_history'
+down_revision = '0061_add_client_reference'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.get_bind()
+    op.execute('UPDATE provider_details SET active = false WHERE active is null')
+
+    op.alter_column('provider_details', 'active', existing_type=sa.BOOLEAN(), nullable=False)
+
+    op.create_table('provider_details_history',
+        sa.Column('id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('display_name', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('identifier', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('priority', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('notification_type', postgresql.ENUM('email', 'sms', 'letter', name='notification_type', create_type=False), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('active', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_table('provider_details_history')
+
+    op.alter_column('provider_details_history', 'active', existing_type=sa.BOOLEAN(), nullable=True)
+    op.alter_column('provider_details', 'active', existing_type=sa.BOOLEAN(), nullable=True)