SOVR Partners and Stakeholders

Welcome to the State Office of Vital Records (SOVR) Partners and Stakeholders page. Here you will find important information and resources to assist you with your day-to-day vital records responsibilities.

PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS

  • DPH County Registrars
  • Probate Judges
  • Physicians
  • Hospitals
  • Birthing Clerks
  • Coroners
  • Funeral Homes
  • Medical Examiners

FREQUENTLY USED FORMS

Download this pdf file. Permit for Disinterment/Reinternment Form
Download this pdf file. Disposition of Human Remains Form
Download this pdf file. Birth Certificate Paper Order Form
Download this pdf file. Supplemental Death Form
Download this pdf file. Pronouncement of Death Form
Download this pdf file. Training Room Request Form (This form is for DPH programs/offices/employees only and is subject to availability and approval)
Download this pdf file. Out of Institution Birth Packet
Download this xls file. Deputy Registrars for Disposition Permits

GEORGIA CODE AND VR RULES AND REGULATIONS

Georgia Code
Georgia Rules & Regulations

COUNTIES BY REGION

All of Georgia’s 159 counties are assigned to a regional consultant at the State Office of Vital Records. A regional consultant serves as the liaison between partners/stakeholders and the State Office. Your assigned regional consultant (RC) can assist you with answering questions, resolving escalations. They also provide group and individualized face to face and virtual trainings. Regional consultants are county specific. Please see the listing below to identify and contact your regional consultant

Region 1-North (Regional Consultant:Young)

Counties in Region: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Columbia, Dade, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Gordon, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, McDuffie, Morgan, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Putnam, Rabun, Stephens, Taliaferro, Towns, Union, Walker, Warren, Washington, White, Whitfield, Wilkes, Wilkinson

Region 2-West (Regional Consultant:Tukes)

Counties in Region: Baker, Brooks, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clayton, Clarke, Colquitt, Coweta, Crawford, Decatur, DeKalb, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Fayette, Grady, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Troup, Upson, Walton, Webster, Worth

Region 3-Southeast (Regional Consultant: Traylor)

Counties in Region: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Crisp, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Gwinnett, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treultan, Turner, Twiggs, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox

Find a Vital Records Office in your area.
Get directions to a Vital Records Office in your area.

Please contact your Regional Consultant with any questions or concerns directly or via the Communications Center at 404-679-4702 during business hours from 8:00AM to 4:30PM.

VITAL CONNECTION NEWSLETTERS AND COMMUNIQUES

Vital Connection Newsletter (First Quarter Edition 2022)
Guidance for Certifying COVID-19 Deaths (05.07.2020)
Opioid Surveillance Fields (Registrars)
Opioid Surveillance Fields (Coroners and Medical Examiners)
Opioid Surveillance Fields (Physicians)
Vital Connection Newsletter (Second Quarter Edition 2022)

Page last updated 4/13/2022