Section 100. Birth certificate items

Part III. Data Required on Vital Statistics Certificates

A. Certificate of Live Birth, Commonwealth of Virginia, for registrations at time of birth, shall contain the following items: child's full name; place of birth; usual residence of mother; sex of child; single or plural birth, and birth order of plural birth; date of birth; full name of father (except when mother is not married to the father); age of father (except when mother is not married to the father); birthplace of father (except when mother is not married to the father); full maiden name of mother; age of mother; birthplace of mother; certification of parent (if available); certification of attendant at the birth, including title, address and date signed; date the certificate was received by the registrar; registrar's signature; registration area and certificate numbers; state birth number; and supplemental confidential data to consist of the following items: medical record and social security numbers of the mother; medical record number of the child; hispanic origin, if any, and race of mother; education of mother; mother transferred prior to delivery; hispanic origin, if any, and race of father (except when mother is not married to the father); social security numbers of the father; education of father (except when mother is not married to the father); pregnancy history of mother, including date of last live birth and date of last other termination of pregnancy; date of last normal menses and physician's or midwife's estimate of gestation; month of pregnancy prenatal care began; source of prenatal care; number of prenatal visits; birthweight of child in grams; mother married to father of child; Apgar score of child at one minute and five minutes; obstetric procedures and method of delivery; newborn conditions and congenital malformations or anomalies of child, if any; infant transferred; medical history for this pregnancy; other history for this pregnancy; events of labor and delivery, and an optional item for the parent to request the State Registrar to report the birth to the Social Security Administration for account number issuance.

B. Delayed Certificate of Birth, Commonwealth of Virginia, for delayed registrations of birth, shall contain the following items: full name at time of birth; sex; place of birth; date of birth; name of father (except when mother was not married to father at the time of birth or during the 10 months next preceding the birth); race of father (except when mother was not married to the father); birthplace of father (except when mother was not married to the father); full maiden name of mother; race of mother; birthplace of mother; certification and signature of applicant; address of applicant; relationship of applicant to registrant; statement and signature of notary public (or other official authorized to administer oaths); description of documentary evidence submitted; certification and authorized signature of the State Registrar; date certificate filed by the State Registrar; and number of certificate.

C. Certificate of Live Home Birth, Commonwealth of Virginia, is required to be registered within 30 days after time of birth and shall be registered with the local health department in which the birth occurred. The local registrar or the deputy registrar shall forward such registration of Live Home Birth filed within 30 days to the State Registrar. The Certificate of Live Home Birth, Commonwealth of Virginia, for registrations at time of birth, shall contain the following items: child's full name; place of birth; usual residence of mother; sex of child; single or plural birth and birth order of plural birth; date of birth; full name of father (except when the mother is not married to the father); age of father (except when the mother is not married to the father); birthplace of father (except when the mother is not married to the father); full maiden name of mother; age of mother; birthplace of mother; certification of parent (if available); certification of attendant at birth, including title, address, and date signed; date the certificate was received by the registrar; registrar's signature; registration area and certificate numbers; state birth number; and supplemental confidential data to consist of the following items: medical record and social security numbers of the mother; hispanic origin, if any, and race of mother; education of mother; mother transferred prior to delivery; hispanic origin, if any, and race of father (except when mother is not married to the father); social security number of the father; education of father (except when mother is not married to the father); pregnancy history of the mother, including date of last live birth and date of last other termination of pregnancy; date of last normal menses and physician's or midwife's estimate of gestation; month of pregnancy prenatal care began; source of prenatal care; number of prenatal visits; birth weight of child in grams; mother married to father of child; Apgar score of child at one minute and five minutes; obstetric procedures and method of delivery; newborn conditions and congenital malformations or anomalies of child, if any, infant transferred; medical history of this pregnancy; other history of this pregnancy; events of labor and delivery and an optional item for the parent to request the State Registrar to report the birth to the Social Security Administration for account number issuance. If the Certificate of Live Home Birth is not filed at the time of birth or within 30 days, supporting documents to establish a registration may be required and shall be as follows:

1. Evidence of pregnancy, such as but not limited to:

a. Prenatal record;

b. A statement from a physician or other health care provider qualified to determine pregnancy;

c. A home visit by a public health nurse or other health care provider; or

d. Other evidence acceptable to the State Registrar.

2. Evidence that the infant was born alive, such as but not limited to:

a. A statement from the physician or other health care provider who saw or examined the infant;

b. An observation of the infant during a home visit by a public health nurse; or

c. Other evidence acceptable to the State Registrar.

3. Evidence of the mother's presence in the Commonwealth of Virginia on the date of the birth, such as but not limited to:

a. If the birth occurred in the mother's residence;

(1) A driver's license or state-issued identification card that includes the mother's current residence on the face of the license/card;

(2) A rent receipt that includes the mother's name and address;

(3) Any type of utility, telephone, or other bill that includes the mother's name and address; or

(4) Other evidence acceptable to the State Registrar.

b. If the birth occurred outside of the mother's place of residence and the mother is a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, such evidence shall consist of the following:

(1) An affidavit from the owner, supervisor, manager and tenant of the premises where the birth occurred stating that the mother was present on those premises at the time of the birth;

(2) Evidence of the affiants' residence similar to that required in subdivision 3 of this subsection; and

(3) Evidence of the mother's residence in the Commonwealth of Virginia similar to that required in subdivision 3 a of this subsection.

c. If the mother is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, evidence that the home birth took place in Virginia must consist of clear and convincing evidence acceptable to the State Registrar, such as affidavits of the persons present at the time of the birth, proof of such affiants' residence as set out in subdivision 3 a of this subsection, ambulance records, police records, or the like.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-29-100 § 3.1, eff. April 1, 1995; amended, Volume 19, Issue 26, eff. October 8, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of Virginia.