ATTENTION: GAVERS DOWNTIME - JUNE 14, 2022

REGIONAL CONSULTANTS

UPCOMING WEBINARS

• June 15, 2022 2:00 PM - Vital Records Office Hours - Click here to register
  
  Please join us for our upcoming Office Hours session. The goal in mind when creating this series was to give local and county stakeholders the opportunity to meet regularly, discuss issues and provide updates in a virtual townhall-like setting. We will have guest panelists at every meeting to answer questions and address concerns. Please register via the link below. If you have any questions, please contact your regional consultant.
• June 21, 2022 10:00 AM - Ordering Certificates Online & NOF Letter Process - Click here to register
  
  The Training and Support Team will walk you through the process of ordering a certificate online using our website. to receive a Not On File (NOF) letter if and only when we cannot locate a certificate after an extensive search has been completed by the State Office of Vital Records.
• June 29, 2022 2:00 PM - Fetal Death, ITOP, Infant Death Process - Click here to register
  
  Training and Support Team will walk you through the reporting and guidelines for Fetal Death, Infant Death, and Induced Terminations of Pregnancy.

JULY 2022

• July 12, 2022 2:00 PM - Disposition Permits - Click here to register
  
  The Training and Support Team will review processes and laws regarding disposition, disinterment and reinterment permits to ensure everyone is up to date on the previous changes.
• July 19, 2022 2:00 PM - Vital Records Process & Procedures Overview - Click here to register
  
  The State Office of Vital Records will offer a VR Overview of Processes and Procedures Webinar for local county registrars, funeral homes, birthing facilities, medical examiners, coroners, and their staff. Please register via the link below. If you have any questions, please contact your regional consultant. Note: This training is only open to the Georgia DPH stakeholders named above and is closed to the public.
• July 27, 2022 10:00 AM - Vital Records Office Hours - Click here to register
  
  Please join us for our upcoming Office Hours session. The goal in mind when creating this series was to give local and county stakeholders the opportunity to meet regularly, discuss issues and provide updates in a virtual townhall-like setting. We will have guest panelists at every meeting to answer questions and address concerns. Please register via the link below. If you have any questions, please contact your regional consultant.

STATE OFFICE REOPENING

The State Office of Vital Records reopened to the public Monday, April 18, 2022. The office will open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The services offered will be vital record purchases, simple corrections, and request intake. Masks are strongly recommended, but not required.

You may also request birth and death records online using one of our approved third party vendors, (ROVER, Go Certificates, or VitalChek) or visit your local county office. It is strongly recommended that you call first, before visiting your county office. If you would like to make a change or correction to a vital record, please mail your request, along with the required documentation, to our facility. Our mailing address is 1680 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30349. For all other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at 404-679-4702.

GEORGIA CODE & REGULATIONS

VITAL RECORDS FORMS

Click the links below for the State Office of Vital Records forms. Note: It is important to download the forms each time, instead of having copies on file. This will ensure if a form is updated, you will be using the correct version.

• Permit for Disinterment/Reinternment Form - CLICK HERE (Effective 6-23-21)
• Disposition of Human Remains Form - CLICK HERE
• Supplemental Death Form - CLICK HERE
• Pronouncement of Death Form - CLICK HERE
• Deputy Registrars for Disposition Permits - CLICK HERE

If you have any questions about these forms, contact the State Office of Vital Records.

COUNTIES BY REGION

All of Georgia’s 159 counties are assigned to a regional consultant at the State Office of Vital Records. A regional consultant serves as the liaison between partners/stakeholders and the State Office. Your assigned regional consultant (RC) can assist you with answering questions, resolving escalations. They also provide group and individualized face to face and virtual trainings. Regional consultants are county specific. Please see the listing below to identify and contact your regional consultant

Region 1-North (Regional Consultant: Myers)

Counties in Region: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Columbia, Dade, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Morgan, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Putnam, Rabun, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walker, Warren, Washington, White, Whitfield, Wilkes, Wilkinson

Region 2-West (Regional Consultant: Little)

Counties in Region: Baker, Brooks, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clayton, Clarke, Colquitt, Coweta, Crawford, Decatur, Dekalb, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Fayette, Grady, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Troup, Upson, Walton, Webster, Worth

Region 3-Southeast (Regional Consultant: Traylor)

Counties in Region: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Crisp, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Gwinnett, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treultan, Turner, Twiggs, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox

Find a Vital Records Office in your area - CLICK HERE

Please contact your Regional Consultant with any questions or concerns directly or via the Communications Center at 404-679-4702 during business hours from 8:00AM to 4:30PM.

More information may be found by visiting HERE.