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GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor

State of Californiaā€”Health and Human Services Agency
California Department of Public Health


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Local Health Officers, Local Registrars of Births and Deaths, Chief Deputy Registrars of Births and Deaths and Electronic Birth Registration System (EBRS) Users
23-09 Updates to the Certificate of Live Birth (VS 10D) (5/22)
7/18/2023




This All County Letter serves to provide information on updates that the California Department of Public Health ā€“ Vital Records (CDPH-VR) made in May 2022, to the Certificate of Live Birth, VS 10D form. 

Please see the following list identifying the updates:
ā€¢ The header above fields 27D & 27E was changed:
o From ā€œOTHER TERMINATIONS - EXCLUDE INDUCED ABORTIONSā€
o To ā€œOTHER PREGNANCY LOSSES - EXCLUDE INDUCED ABORTIONSā€
ā€¢ Field 27F was changed:
o From ā€œDATE OF LAST OTHER TERMINATION ā€“ MM/CCYYā€
o To ā€œDATE OF LAST OTHER PREGNANCY LOSS ā€“ MM/CCYYā€
ā€¢ The privacy notification was expanded and moved to the back of the form.

Local registrars should provide the blank VS 10D forms to non-birthing hospitals in their district as needed.  CDPH-VR recommends that all local jurisdictions maintain a small supply of paper VS 10D forms at all times to prevent additional delays in registering these births.  Any of the previous versions of the paper VS 10D forms should not be used and must be confidentially destroyed.

To request blank VS 10D forms, local registrars should complete the enclosed VS 140e Forms Request and submit it to the CDPH-VR Stockroom by emailing it to vsforms@cdph.ca.gov ā€‹or by faxing it to (916) 324-0122 for processing.  

If there are any questions regarding this information, please contact the CDPH-VR Birth and Marriage Registration Section at (916) 445-8494.

Sincerely,

Original signed by:

Dana E. Moore, MPH, CPH
State Registrar
Deputy Director
Chief Data Officer
Center for Health Statistics and Informatics

Enclosure
VS 140e ā€“ Forms Request

CDPH Vital Records 
P.O. Box 997410, MS 5103 Sacramento, CA 95899-7410 
(916) 552-8116 ā— (916) 552-8170 FAX 
Internet Address: www.cdph.ca.gov