Connecticut Department of Public Health
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Additional Info
Birth Record Parentage-Pre-Birth Court Orders : Yes
Birth Record Parentage-Parentage Labels : Mother/Father, Parent/Parent
Birth Record Parentage-Two or More Parent Certificates : No
Birth Record Parentage-Parentage Legal Citation : No
Data Use-Require Agreement for Partners Within Health Department : No
Data Use-Require Agreement for External Partners : No
Data Use-Allowed to Charge for Sharing Data : No
Data Use-Statistical Suppression Rules Birth Other : Rates are based on a Relative Standard (RSE) <30 are flagged for low reliability
Data Use-Statistical Suppression Rules Death Numerator : CT is an open death state. Rates but not counts are suppressed for 1-4 events when the geography is below the state level AND stratification of demographic variables are used (i.e., no suppression at the state level and no suppression at the town/county
Data Use-Statistical Suppression Rules Death Denominator : None
EBRS-Vendor : ManTech
EBRS-Geocoding : No
EBRS-API Capability : No
EBRS-FHIR API Capability : No
EDRS-Vendor : VitalChek
Fees-Birth Certificates : $30.00-State Issued $20.00-City/Town Issued
Fees-Additional Birth Certificates : $30.00-State Issued $20.00-City/Town Issued
Fees-Amended Birth Records : $0.00
Fees-Death Certificates : $20.00
Fees-Additional Death Certificates : $20.00
Fees-Amended Death Records : No fees charged for amendment
Fees-Marriage Certificates : $20.00
Fees-Additional Marriage Certificates : $20.00
Fees-Divorce Certificates : N/A
Fees-Additional Divorce Certificates : Not Applicable
Fees-Fetal Death Certificates : $30.00
Fees-Additional Fetal Death Certificates : $30.00-State Issued $20.00-City/Town Issued
Fees-Amending Demographic Items : No fees charged for amendment
Fees-Amending Medical Items : No fees charged for amendment
General Questions-Health Dept HIPAA : No
General Questions-Vital Records HIPAA : Other
General Questions-Births Vital Events Volume : 35566
General Questions-Deaths Vital Events Volume : 32796
General Questions-Fetal Deaths Vital Events Volume : 175
General Questions-ITOP Vital Events Volume : 0
General Questions-Marriage Vital Events Volume : 25250
General Questions-Medical Examiners Amount : 11
General Questions-Coroners Amount : 0
General Questions-Local Registrar Count : 169 Towns/Cities
General Questions-Local Registrar Abilities : Register vital events, Issue certified copies of vital events, Amend/Correct vital event records
General Questions-Local Registrar Chain of Command : Town appointing authority or chief executive officer
General Questions-Notes : DPH Laboratory is a HIPAA covered entity
Operations Questions-Birth Records Public Access : Closed
Operations Questions-Birth records Public Access Details : available to general public after 100 years
Operations Questions-Death Records Public Access : Open
Operations Questions-Adoption Records Access : Closed
Operations Questions-Cert Birth Short Form : Wallet size - includes Registration %23, Name, DOB, POB, Registration Date, Issuing Registrar
Operations Questions-Cert Birth Long Form : Child's Name, Sex, DOB, Time of birth, Weight, Birthplace, Town of Birth, County of Birth, Mother's Name, Mother's state of birth, mother's DOB, Mother's Residence Address, Father's Name, Father's State of Birth, Father's DOB, Certifier Name, Certifier Title, Date Certified, Registered by, Title, Date Registered, Place Registered, Date Issued, Place of Issuance, Signature Of Issuing Registrar
Operations Questions-Cert Death Long Form : Name of Decedent, Sex, DOD, Time of Death, Age, DOB, Birthplace, Residence address, In Armed Forces, Marital Status, Surving Spouse, Parent Names, Informant Name, Relationship to Decedent, Mailing Address, Place of Death, Facility Name, City/County of Death, Method of disposition, Place of disposition, Funeral home, Funeral Director Signature, License Number, Date and Time Pronounce Dead, Pronouncer Name, Was ME Contacted, Autopsy Performed, Autopsy Findings, COD, Manner of Death, Injury information (if applicable), Certifier Name, Certifier Signature, Title, Registration Date, Registrar, Decedent Education, Decedent Hispanic Origin, Decedent Race, Occupation and Industry
Sex Designation-Sex on birth record : Male, Female, Not Yet Determined, Unknown
Sex Designation-Gender Marker on BC : No
Sex Designation-Sex on death record : Male, Female, Nonbinary
Sex Designation-Death Cert Gender Marker : No
Sex Designation-Sex Change Amendment Birth : Administrative Amendment
Sex Designation-Sex Change Amendment Death : They cannot at this time
Sex Designation-Sex Change Requirements : Yes, notarized affidavit
Sex Designation-Sex Change Legislation : Connecticut General Statute - 19a-42(i)