diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/publish.py b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/publish.py
index 282f948ba4..dc92f46dc5 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/publish.py
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/publish.py
@@ -720,11 +720,25 @@ def __call__(self, ar, overwrite=False):
         # if AR was previously digested, use existing data (if exists)
         if not overwrite:
             # Prevent any error related with digest
-            data = ar.getDigest() if hasattr(ar, 'getDigest') else ''
+            data = ar.getDigest() if hasattr(ar, 'getDigest') else {}
             if data:
-                # Seems that sometimes the 'obj' is wrong in the saved data.
-                data['obj'] = ar
-                return data
+                # Check if the department managers have changed since
+                # verification:
+                saved_managers = data.get('managers', {})
+                saved_managers_ids = set(saved_managers.get('ids', []))
+                current_managers = self.context.getManagers()
+                current_managers_ids = set([man.getId() for man in
+                                            current_managers])
+                # The symmetric difference of two sets A and B is the set of
+                # elements which are in either of the sets A or B but not
+                # in both.
+                are_different = saved_managers_ids.symmetric_difference(
+                    current_managers_ids)
+                if len(are_different) == 0:
+                    # Seems that sometimes the 'obj' is wrong in the saved
+                    # data.
+                    data['obj'] = ar
+                    return data
 
         logger.info("=========== creating new data for %s" % ar)
 
@@ -732,6 +746,7 @@ def __call__(self, ar, overwrite=False):
         data = self._ar_data(ar)
         if hasattr(ar, 'setDigest'):
             ar.setDigest(data)
+        logger.info("=========== new data for %s created." % ar)
         return data
 
     def _schema_dict(self, instance, skip_fields=None, recurse=True):
diff --git a/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py b/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py
index b2ea3f8043..55ea0a8e9d 100644
--- a/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py
+++ b/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py
@@ -1838,7 +1838,6 @@ def getDefaultMemberDiscount(self):
             else:
                 return "0.00"
 
-    security.declareProtected(View, 'getResponsible')
 
     def _getAnalysesNum(self):
         """ Return the amount of analyses verified/total in the current AR """
@@ -1852,6 +1851,7 @@ def _getAnalysesNum(self):
                 total += 1
         return verified,total
 
+    @security.public
     def getResponsible(self):
         """ Return all manager info of responsible departments """
         managers = {}
@@ -1888,8 +1888,7 @@ def getResponsible(self):
 
         return mngr_info
 
-    security.declareProtected(View, 'getResponsible')
-
+    @security.public
     def getManagers(self):
         """ Return all managers of responsible departments """
         manager_ids = []