- SOVR Set to Reopen
- A Message from the State Registrar
- Paternity Acknowledgement Form
- From the Desk of CDC
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- Upcoming Webinars
- Birth Quality Report
- Contact Information
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STATE OFFICE REOPENING
The State Office of Vital Records will reopen 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.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE STATE REGISTRAR |
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Greetings from the State Office of Vital Records,
When GAVERS went live in 2013 about 5% of records were certified electronically. In recent years that number rose to about 40% electronic certification. Now, to bolster our training and outreach efforts to reach even more certifiers, the Department of Public Health has contracted with
QuantumMark, LLC to provide onboarding trainings to medical certifiers in GAVERS. Our goal will be to get to 80% of deaths certified electronically through GAVERS.
The trainings will be offered throughout 2022 at no cost via live webinar and will aim to increase usage of GAVERS, reduce rates of drop-to-paper records, and provide improvement on data quality of death records.
QuantumMark will be reaching out to hospitals, nursing homes, and individual physicians to discuss training dates and schedule trainings beginning in April 2022.
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Physicians: We appreciate you taking the time to speak with QuantumMark and register for these important trainings.
Local Registrars and Funeral Homes: If you know of a medical facility or physician in your community who might be interested in GAVERS training, please contact your Regional Consultant and we will be happy to speak with you and get more information.
We appreciate everyone’s cooperation to increase electronic death registration which will improve death certificate timeliness and quality. We look forward to working with you on this exciting project in 2022.
Thank you for all you do to support Vital Records and the people of Georgia!
Chris Harrison
State Registrar & Deputy Director
State Office of Vital Records
Georgia Department of Public Health
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REVISED PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM 3940 |
The Paternity Acknowledgement Form has been updated on the DPH Website and GAVERS. Forms in transit will be processed. To access the new form, please use the following link: |
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COVID-19 AWARENESS:
From the desk of the CDC:
COVID-19 vaccines continue to protect against hospitalization and death among adults COVID-19 vaccination continues to help protect adults against severe illness with COVID-19, including hospitalizations and death, according to two reports released in today’s MMWR.
During Omicron, COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates increased for all adults, regardless of vaccination status, but rates were 12 times higher among adults who were unvaccinated compared to adults who received a booster or additional doses.
Hospitalization rates were also highest among non-Hispanic Black adults and nearly 4 times as high among Black adults than White adults during the peak of Omicron.
Additionally, mRNA vaccines continued to be highly effective at protecting against COVID-19-associated ventilation or death, including during the Omicron period. Protection was highest in adults who received a third vaccine dose, reducing the risk for COVID-19-associated ventilation or death during the Omicron period by 94%.
CDC continues to recommend that everyone 5 years and older stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines, including a booster dose for those who are eligible. We also must work to ensure everyone has equitable access to vaccines and treatments by focusing efforts on reaching people who have been disproportionately affected, so that they can be protected from the effects of the virus, including severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
CDC works 24/7 protecting America’s health, safety and security. Whether disease start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or acute, or from human activity or deliberate attack, CDC responds to America’s most pressing health threats. CDC is headquartered in Atlanta and has experts located throughout the United States and the world.
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The State Office of Vital Records will offer several webinar trainings for you and your staff. Note: These trainings are only open to Georgia DPH stakeholders listed in the description of each event and is closed to the general public.
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Vital Records Process & Procedures Overview (Quarterly)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 2PM-3PM
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Vital Records Office Hours (Monthly)
Thursday, April 21, 2022 | 10AM-11AM
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Adoptions, Court Orders & Amendments
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | 2PM-3PM
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Birth Quality Report (February 2022) |
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Top Facilities
There were 32 facilities that earned perfect scores in March. The following are the top birth facilities based on timeliness and data quality score, grouped by the number of births registered during the month. To earn perfect score for the month a facility must have missing/unknown data at or below the expected levels, and at least 95% of records filed within 5 days.
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These are the most improved facility from February to March, all improving their composite data quality score by 5 points or more: |
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GEORGIA CODE & REGULATIONS |
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Visit Georgia's General Assembly website to access the Georgia Code. Once there, double click Georgia Code on the left-hand menu from the top. Follow the prompts and scroll down to "Title 31 Health", check the box beside it and select "Chapter 10 Vital Records". Here you will find the Georgia Code. All updates will be made to this site.
Visit the Secretary of State's Office website to access Georgia Rules and Regulations for Vital Records. Enter your first and last name. Enter the correct answer for the human verification. Click agree and you will automatically be redirected to the Rules and Regulations for the State of Georgia. Scroll down and click on "Department 511. Rules of Georgia Department of Public Health". Select "Chapter 511-1 Administration" and click on "511-1-3. Vital Records" to gain access to the Rules and Regulations.
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REGIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT MANAGER
Joseph Little
Joseph.Little@dph.ga.gov
(770) 909-2952 or (404) 863-4832
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REGIONAL CONSULTANT (SOUTH/EAST)
Kamilah Traylor
Kamilah.Traylor@dph.ga.gov
(770) 909-2941 or (770) 681-1234
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REGIONAL CONSULTANT (WEST)
Shawnketrius Tukes
Shawnketrius.Tukes@dph.ga.gov
(770) 909-2943 or (404) 901-1634
REGIONAL CONSULTANT
(NORTH)
Dana Young
Dana.Young1@dph.ga.gov
(470) 604-1945
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GAVERS TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Ashleigh Griffin
ashleigh.griffin@dph.ga.gov
(770) 909-2938
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OPERATIONS SUPPORT MANAGER
Michael Valle
michael.valle@dph.ga.gov
(770) 909-5383
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STATE OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS
Communications Center
(404) 679-4702
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THE VITAL CONNECTION:
The “Vital Connection” is a production of the Compliance & Communications Unit.
Contributors:
Crystal H. Myers - Compliance & Communications Manager
Alesia Cuyler - Compliance and Communications Coordinator
Christopher Harrison, State Registrar/Deputy Director – Data Integrity & Analytics
Vital Records Staff
Cynthia Buskey, Director
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Georgia Department of Public Health | State Office of Vital Records | Phone: (404) 679-4702 |
Fax: (404) 679-4730 | alesia.cuyler@dph.ga.gov | dph.georgia.gov/VitalRecords
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