Resources for Vital Statistics Partners

Handbooks     Forms    2013 Five Star Criteria    New Autopsy Consent Form        

Links to Partners    Vital Registration Statutes and Codes    VSU Newsletter    BRC Resources  

Handbooks

Death Registration Handbooks

• Handbook on Death Registration
• Please Note: The Handbook on Death Registration does not reflect the changes made during the the 82nd Legislative Session.
• Nation Center for Health Statistics Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting (2.8M PDF)*
• Nation Center for Health Statistics Physicians' Handbook on Medical Certification of Death* (1.2M PDF)

• Texas Vital Statistics Handbook on Birth Registration
• Texas Vital Statistics TER Birth Registration User-Guide

Fetal Death Registration Handbooks

Please Note: The Handbook on Fetal Death Registration does not reflect the changes made during the the 82nd Legislative Session.

• Handbook on Fetal Death Registration

Local Registration Handbooks

• Texas Vital Statistics Handbook for Local Registrars

Vital Registration Statutes and Codes

The Texas Vital Statistics Unit’s Statutes and Codes books provided in this section were designed to provide quick and easy access to Texas laws relevant to Vital Registration. Although every effort was made to create a comprehensive reference for this purpose, this document does not contain the law in its entirety.  With each Legislative Session, Texas laws continue to be written and amended so that portions of this document will become outdated over time.  The Documents below are current as of the 82^nd Legislative Session (2011).

The following can be referred to for the most current versions of the laws: Website: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us

Forms 

• Hospital and Birthing Center Frequently Used Forms and Applications     
• Funeral Home Frequently Used Forms and Applications
• Local Registrar and County Clerk Frequently Used Forms and Applications      

• District Clerk Frequently Used Forms and Applications  

2013 Five Star Criteria

• 2013 Funeral Home and Mortuary Services Criteria
• 2013 Hospital, Birthing Center and Midwife Criteria
• 2013 Local Registrar and County Clerk Criteria

Links to Partners

• Texas Medical Board
• Texas Funeral Services Commission
• Texas Midwifery Board
• ImmTrac: Texas Immunization Registry
• Office of Attorney General
• County and District Clerk Association
• Center For Health Statistics

VSU Newsletters

• Summer 2011
• Spring 2011
• Winter 2011
• Fall 2010
• Spring 2010
• Winter 2010
• Fall 2009
• Spring 2009
• Winter 2009
• Fall 2008
• Spring 2008

Birth Registrar Certification Program Resources

• Adding and Modifing Users in the Texas Electronic Registration System (PDF 551k)
• Running Adhoc Reports and Importing them into an Excel Spreadsheet (PDF 752K)
• The Importance of the Birth Certificate
• Birth Data Quality