Letters from the Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) to States
- Collecting and reporting race on vital certificates Cdc-pdf[PDF – 76 KB]
- Collecting and reporting the items on the death certificates Cdc-pdf[PDF – 70 KB]
- Collecting and reporting the items on the birth certificates Cdc-pdf[PDF – 101 KB]
- Comments we received concerning collecting and reporting items on the birth certificate Cdc-pdf[PDF – 101 KB]
- Comments we received concerning collecting and reporting the items on the death certificates as well as the race items on the birth and death certificates Cdc-pdf[PDF – 98 KB]
- Guidelines for electronic birth and death systems Cdc-pdf[PDF – 220 KB]
- HHS Secretary’s Notice of Approval of the 2003 Revisions of the U.S. Standard Certificates and Reports Cdc-pdf[PDF – 60 KB]
Page last reviewed: April 26, 2016
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics