Additional Info

Birth Record Parentage-Pre-Birth Court Orders : Yes

Birth Record Parentage-Parentage Labels : Mother/Father, Mother/Mother, Father/Father

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 : Yes

Data Use-How Do You Share : System Exports, SFTP/FTP, Secure Email, STEVE

Data Use-Statistical Suppression Rules Birth Other : We normally do not suppress numerators HOWEVER we do not calculate rates below certain numerators due to the inherent 'small number' issues / wide variation / instability.

EBRS-Vendor : VitalChek

EBRS-System Name : DAVE

EBRS-Year Updated : 2024

EBRS-Geocoding : No

EBRS-API Capability : Yes

EBRS-FHIR API Capability : Yes

EDRS-Vendor : VitalChek

EFDRS-Vendor : VitalChek

Fees-Birth Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Additional Birth Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Amended Birth Records : Exceptions apply.

Fees-Death Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Additional Death Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Amended Death Records : 10; exceptions apply

Fees-Marriage Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Additional Marriage Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Divorce Certificates : We do not issue

Fees-Fetal Death Certificates : $12.00

Fees-Additional Fetal Death Certificates : $12.00

General Questions-Health Dept HIPAA : No

General Questions-Vital Records HIPAA : No

Operations Questions-Birth Records Public Access : Other

Operations Questions-Birth records Public Access Details : 100 years for full public access

Operations Questions-Death Records Public Access : Other

Operations Questions-Death Records Public Access Details : 50 years

Operations Questions-Adoption Records Access : Closed

Operations Questions-Notes : Births and deaths are Closed - but with certain allowances. If anyone can prove that they have a direct and tangible interest in a record so as to prove a personal or property right, they have access.

Sex Designation-Sex on birth record : Male, Female

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 : Yes

Sex Designation-Sex Change Amendment Death : That would depend entirely on circumstance, but could involve a court order.

Sex Designation-Sex Change Requirements : The West Virginia Health Statistics Center (HSC) will change the sex listed on the applicant’s birth certificate contingent upon the submission of thisfully and accurately completed form. The applicant is not required to have changed their sex or gender designation on other forms of identification. HSC employees shall not request additional gender-related information beyond that required on the applicable form or otherwise inquire about the applicant’s private medical history or records. Submit affidavit after it has been accurately completed by both the applicant and their physician

Sex Designation-Sex Change Legislation : No