Texas Vital Statistics News
News and Information about Vital Statistics Registration in the State of Texas
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- The 53rd Annual Vital Statistics Conference Wrap-Up
Thanks to everyone who attended the 53rd Annual Vital Statistics Conference. We are currently working on posting the 5-Star Service Award winner pictures and the powerpoint presentation that were presented at the conference. This may take a little time. Thank you for your patients and will post a bulletin as soon as they are up. However, we do have a list of this years Vital Statistics Five Star Service Award Winners for Hospital and Birthing Centers, Funeral Service Providers, and Local Registrars. To view this years winners click on the appropriate link below. Congratulations to all our winners and thank you for all your hard work.The 2007 Five-Star Winners for Local Registrars The 2007 Five-Star Winners for Funeral Service Providers The 2007 Five-Star Winners for Hospitals and Birth Centers
Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:30:00 -0600 - 2007 Funeral Home Nomination form For Local Registrars
Local Registrars can begin submitting their nominations for the 2007 Five-Star Funeral Home and Mortuary Service awards. If you are local registrar and you would like to nominate a funeral home or mortuary service, download (30K .doc), and complete the nomination form. You can find the nomination form, conference registration information, and hotel information by going to this location.
Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:30:00 -0600 - New *Hands-On* TER Death Registration Training Opportunities
A New Hands-On TER Death Registration training has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 10th Fort Worth, Texas.
From 8:00 am to 12:00 noon the training will be for Funeral / Mortuary Service Owners, Managers, Directors and their Staff only.
From 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm the training will be for Medical Facilities( Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Hospice); Justice of the Peace / JP Employee; Medical Examiner / ME Employee; and Physician / Physician's Employee only.
We will be repeating the training on Thursday, October 11th at the same location
Space is limited.
To register go to this webpage and fill out the online training registration form.
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:45:00 -0600 - The 53nd Annual Texas Vital Statistics Conference
December 9-11, 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin, Texas.
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:51:00 -0600 - New TER Death Trainings Scheduled!!
New TER Death Trainings have been scheduled throughout the state for the coming week. A list of the training Dates, Times, and Locations can be found at this location .
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:00:00 -0600 - Form VS-160, Certificate of Adoption, Revision
Form VS-160 has been revised and is available in MSWord and PDF format. Older revisions of the Certificate of Adoption will still be accepted. To download the new form go this location .
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:45:00 -0600 - New Local Registrar Print Queue
Local Registrar may now print out amendments and replacement records (adoption and paternity records) using a new feature in TER called the Local Registrar Print Queue.. This will allow local registrars to have amendments and replacement records on file in a fraction of the time that it takes for Texas VSU to mail them to locals. We believe this will be a more efficient and cost effective process the current process for both the local registrars and Texas VSU. For more information go to the Local Registrar Print Queue instruction page at this location .
Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:00:00 -0600 - Texas Electronic Death Registration Trainings
New TER Death Registration training have been scheduled on Thursday, July 12th from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in Brenham, Texas. The training is for Funeral / Mortuary Service Owners, Managers, Directors and their Staff; Medical Facilities (Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Hospice); Justice of the Peace / JP Employee; Medical Examiner / ME Employee; Physician / Physician's Employee; and Local Registrar Offices. Go to this webpage for registration details.
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:00:00 -0600 - Bills signed by Governor Perry that will impact Vital Registration
Governor Rick Perry has signed into law legislation that will have an effect on current Vital Statistics Procedures. House bill HB-1739 will require funeral directors and medical certifiers responsible for completing death certificates to file those death certificates electronically according to guidelines established by the state registrars. [HSC § 193.002, HSC §193.005] This electronic process is TER Death Registration. This goes into effect September 1, 2007. House bill HB-1260 will exempt military personnel who are being deployed to service in a hostile fire zone from certain state and local government fees in order to ease the burden created by this short preparation period. This would include certified copies of birth certificates, recording of marriage licenses, and the issuance of marriage licenses. Effective September 1, 2007. House bill HB-2685 has a number of changes relating to marriage licence recording and issuance. This bill increases the marriage license fee from $30.00 to $60.00 [LGC §118.011(a)]. However the $60.00 fee would be waived for those couples who present a certificate of completion of an eight hour a premarital education course in the key compliments of a successful marriage. This course would be provided by instructors approved by the Health and Human Service Commission. This will not go into effect until September 1, 2008. We will post information on our website when we receive more information regarding the premarital education course and which department from the HHSC will be approving the instructors. Senate bill SB-432 would amend the Texas Family Code to state that a person who is not the parent of a child must have the "court-ordered right to consent to marriage for the applicant." [FC §2.102 (b)] Senate bill SB-1624 allows for persons who have been determined to be the heir to a decedent, through genetic testing, to request from the court an order to amend their birth record to reflect this. For example if, through court-ordered genetic testing, an individual is found to be the child of a decedent, that individual may request from the court an order to amend their birth record to reflect that they are the child of the decedent. As soon as we review all the new legislation we will post any policy and procedure changes on our website.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:45:00 -0600 - The 80th Texas Legislature Update: Bills sent Governor Perry to be signed
Legislation has been sent to Governor Rick Perry to be signed that would have an effect on current Vital Statistics Procedures. House bill HB-1739 would require funeral directors and medical certifiers responsible for completing death certificates to file those death certificates electronically according to guidelines established by the state registrars. [HSC § 193.002, HSC §193.005] This electronic process is TER Death Registration. The bills authors believe that making electronic filing of death records a requirement greatly increase the accuracy of death records and may eliminate delays in the postmortem legal proceedings, such as estate settlements, accessing the accounts of the deceased, and the collections of insurance claims. House bill HB-1260 would exempt military personnel who are being deployed to service in a hostile fire zone from certain state and local government fees in order to ease the burden created by this short preparation period. This would include certified copies of birth certificates, recording of marriage licenses, and the issuance of marriage licenses. House bill HB-2685 has a number of changes relating to marriage licence recording and issuance. This bill increases the marriage license fee from $30.00 to $60.00 [LGC §118.011(a)]. However the $60.00 fee would be waived for those couples who present a certificate of completion of an eight hour a premarital education course in the key compliments of a successful marriage. This course would be provided by instructors approved by the Health and Human Service Commission.
Tue, 29 May 2007 08:37:00 -0600 - Texas Vital Statistics Winter 06/Spring 07 Newsletter
The New Texas Vital Statistics Newsletter has been released and will be mailed out in the near future to our Vital Statistic Partners. This issue includes a wrap up of the 52nd Annual Vital Statistics Conference, a list of the 2006 Five-Star Service Award Winners, and registration information on the 2007 Vital Statistics Regional Conferences, and more. A PDF version of the newsletter (1.8M) can be downloaded now by going to this location.
Fri, 18 May 2007 10:30:00 -0600 - The 2007 Vital Statistics Regional Conferences
Texas Vital Statistics and the Texas Public Health Association* will be co-sponsoring the 2007 Regional Vital Statistics Conferences this Summer, in Wichita Falls, Collage Station, Corpus Christi, and Kerrville. For more information on location and registration go to this website. *External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to persons with disabilities.
Wed, 16 May 2007 09:45:00 -0600 - Texas Electronic Death Registration Trainings
New TER Death Registration training have been scheduled on Tuesday, May 22nd from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Victoria, Texas and on Wednesday, June 6th from 8:30 am to noon in McAllen, Texas. The training is for Funeral / Mortuary Service Owners, Managers, Directors and their Staff; Medical Facilities (Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Hospice); Justice of the Peace / JP Employee; Medical Examiner / ME Employee; Physician / Physician's Employee; and Local Registrar Offices. Go to this webpage for registration details. We are also doing TER Death Trainings for just funeral service providers as part of a Continuing Education Seminar for Funeral Directors on Wednesday May 16th in San Antonio, Texas at the San Antonio College. For more information about attending the continuing education seminar go to this webpage for registration details.
Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:00:00 -0600 - Texas Vital Statistics Prepaid Envelopes
A quick reminder to ensure that you are mailing the correct pre-paid envelopes to Texas Vital Statistics. For the large (9 X 12) pre-paid mailing envelopes, make sure that the zip code reads "78756-9800" and contains a bar code on the top and right side. For the small (4 X 91/2) pre-paid mailing envelopes, make sure that the zip code reads "78756-9987" and contains a bar code on the top and right side. Please destroy all other 9 X 12 and 4 X 91/2 pre-paid mailing envelopes that do not meet the criteria stated above. Failure to utilize the correct 9 X 12 and 4 X 91/2 pre-paid mailing envelopes could result in the revocation of our business reply mail permit. Also, it is against postal regulation to tape the smaller envelopes onto the larger ones. To receive the correct pre-paid mailing envelopes at no charge, order via fax, using the VS-100 order form, at 512-458-7506 or just go here. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.
Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:00:00 -0600 - 80th Legislation Update: House Bill 2061 Passed and Signed by Governor Perry
House bill HB-2061 relating to the acquisition or disclosure of the social security number of a living person by a governmental body, including by a district or county clerk, was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry on March 28, 2007. This is to be effective immediately. This bill amends the Government Code to state that a county clerk or district clerk is not liable for the disclosure, in the ordinary course of business, of a social security number contained in information held by the county or district clerk. However, the county or district clerk shall establish a procedure for the redaction of a social security number in information held by the clerk, including information available on an Internet website maintained by or controlled by the clerk upon written request by that individual or that person's authorized representative[1]
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