Puerto Rico Department of Health
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Additional Info
Birth Record Parentage-Pre-Birth Court Orders : No
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 : Yes
Data Use-Require Agreement for External Partners : Yes
Data Use-Allowed to Charge for Sharing Data : No
Data Use-How Do You Share : STEVE
EBRS-Vendor : None
EBRS-System Name : RegDem - Paper Birth Certificate registrations (no EBRS implemented)
EBRS-Year Updated : Last update Oct-2016 (Zika)
EBRS-Next Update Scheduled : December 2026
EBRS-Geocoding : No
EBRS-Natural Language Processing : Spanish
EBRS-API Capability : No
EBRS-Homelessness : No
EBRS-FHIR API Capability : No
EDRS-Vendor : Axiell
EDRS-System Name : VITA
EDRS-Year Updated : 2021
EDRS-Next Update Scheduled : None
EDRS-Spell Check : No
EDRS-Natural Language Processing : No
EDRS-API Capability : No
EDRS-Homelessness : No
EDRS-VIEWS : no
EDRS-Mass Fatality Incident : No
EFDRS-Vendor : Homegrown
EFDRS-System Name : RegDem. Homegrown system to record paper Fetal Death Certificates.
EFDRS-Year Updated : Jan-16
EFDRS-Next Update Scheduled : N/A
EFDRS-Spell Check : No
EFDRS-Natural Language Processing : No
EFDRS-Geocoding Software/Vendor (if applicable) : No
EFDRS-API Capability : No
Fees-Birth Certificates : $5.00 first copy
Fees-Additional Birth Certificates : $10.00 second and third copy (max 3 certificates per calendar year)
Fees-Amended Birth Records : $20.00
Fees-Death Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Additional Death Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Amended Death Records : $20.00 (during the first year)
Fees-Marriage Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Additional Marriage Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Divorce Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Additional Divorce Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Fetal Death Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Additional Fetal Death Certificates : $10.00
Fees-Amending Demographic Items : $25.00 (during the first six months), other prices depending on the amendment type.
General Questions-Health Dept HIPAA : Yes
General Questions-Vital Records HIPAA : Yes
General Questions-Births Vital Events Volume : 18149
General Questions-Deaths Vital Events Volume : 33100
General Questions-Fetal Deaths Vital Events Volume : 208
General Questions-Marriage Vital Events Volume : 11961
General Questions-Divorce Vital Events Volume : 6215
General Questions-Other Vital Events Volume : n/a
General Questions-Medical Examiners Amount : 6
General Questions-Coroners Amount : 0
General Questions-Local Registrar Count : n/a
General Questions-Local Registrar Abilities : Register vital events, Issue certified copies of vital events, Amend/Correct vital event records
Operations Questions-Birth Records Public Access : Closed
Operations Questions-Birth records Public Access Details : No
Operations Questions-Death Records Public Access : Closed
Operations Questions-Adoption Records Access : Closed
Operations Questions-Cert Birth Short Form : Certificate number; name of registrant; birth date; registration date, birth place, sex, mother's name, mother's birth place, father's name, father's birth place, date issued
Operations Questions-Cert Birth Long Form : None at the moment
Operations Questions-Cert Birth Other Form : Literal - original paper certificate copy
Operations Questions-Cert Death Long Form : None at the moment
Sex Designation-Sex on birth record : Male, Female, Unknown
Sex Designation-Gender Marker on BC : No
Sex Designation-Sex on death record : Male, Female, Unknown
Sex Designation-Death Cert Gender Marker : No
Sex Designation-Sex Change Amendment Birth : Administrative Amendment
Sex Designation-Sex Change Amendment Death : Administrative Amendment
Sex Designation-Sex Change Requirements : Yes, proof of surgery (by written policy/practice of agency), no surgery, but “appropriate” medical intervention required, judge or policy official determines
Sex Designation-Sex Change Legislation : No
Medical Examiner/Coroner Case Management System-System Name : Beast
Medical Examiner/Coroner Case Management System-Vendor : not available
Medical Examiner/Coroner Case Management System-Latest Update : 2024
Medical Examiner/Coroner Case Management System-Next Scheduled Update : unknown
Medical Examiner/Coroner Case Management System-Connected with EDRS or EFDRS : Currently not. Future plans, yes.