Birth Records
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Birth Registration Team
The birth registration team is responsible for registering live births filed by hospitals, midwives, or other individuals who deliver in Utah. A date of registration is assigned for each live birth certificate and any supporting documentation that is needed to register the birth certificate such as a paternity declaration. The registration team registers both current birth events and events that are older than one calendar year and have not yet been registered with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics (OVRS).
Birth Certificate Filing and Registration
Birthing facilities and midwives are required to file the birth certificate within 10 days of a child’s birth. It is important for all parents to complete the Parental Worksheet provided to them at the time of the child’s birth. That’s how birth clerks know what to list on your child’s birth certificate. Print neatly when completing this form and feel free to ask questions. Providing your email address will allow for an instant email notice when the birth certificate is ready for you to purchase. Birth certificates are not automatically mailed to parents. Follow the link in the electronic notice to order online or find a vital records office near you. Found an error? Contact the vital record office where your certificate was processed.
Register an Unassisted Home Birth under One Calendar Year of Life
Utah law requires all live births delivered in the State of Utah to be filed within 10 days of the child’s birth. Parents who have delivered at home or are planning a home birth without the assistance of a midwife or other medical care attendant are required to file the birth certificate within 10 days of the birth. Contact the birth registration team at [email protected] or call 801-538-6105 to obtain further information on how to file a certificate of live birth.
Amend a Live Birth Certificate
How to amend a Live Birth certificate.
Delayed Birth Certificate Filing/Registration
File a Delayed Birth
All live births filed with the Office of Vital Records and Statistic (OVRS) for individuals one calendar year or older shall be filed as delayed. Contact the birth registration team at [email protected] or call 801-538-6105 for further information on how to file a delayed certificate of live birth.
The process of registering a birth after one year (delayed birth certificate) begins by completing an application for a certificate of live birth even if you have never obtained a certified copy of your birth certificate, or know that you do not have a birth certificate on file.
Order a Birth Certificate online or print a paper application. If applying by paper application follow instructions provided on the application. Mail the form along with your picture ID, and the required fee to OVRS at the address on the application. OVRS will contact the applicant for more information and explain the steps to be taken for a delayed birth certificate.
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Amend a Delayed Birth Certificate
Stillbirths/Fetal Deaths
Register a Stillbirth Delivery
Stillbirths/fetal deaths of 20 weeks or greater gestation as calculated from the mother’s last normal menses period to the date of delivery shall be filed with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics within 5 days of the delivery by the delivering birth facility or midwife. Contact [email protected] or call 801-538-6105 for more information on how to file a stillbirth/fetal death certificate.
Order a Stillbirth certificate.
Amend a Stillbirth Certificate
Stillbirth registration can be amended during the first year after delivery by affidavit. After one year, changes are made through a court order. Contact [email protected] or call 801-538-6105 for more information on how to amend a Stillbirth/fetal death certificate.
Early-Term Stillbirth Filing/Registration
Register an Early-Term Stillbirth Delivery
Utah law allows for the registration of early-term stillbirth deliveries for pregnancies between 16 - 19 weeks gestation as calculated from date of last normal menses period to the date of delivery. The request form requires a Utah licensed physician or physician assistant to sign. Follow instructions provided on the application, and mail it along with picture ID and the required fee to the Office of Vital Records and Statistics. Contact the birth registration team at [email protected] or call 801-538-6105 for more information.
Complete the form for an Early-term Stillbirth certificate.
Newborn’s Social Security Card Request
The birth registration team is also responsible for newborn Social Security card requests. Parents request a social security number and card on the Parents' Worksheet for Birth Registration provided to them at the time of the child’s birth. Address information is provided to the Social Security Administration from the parent worksheet form to process and mail the card directly to the parents.