Vital Statistics

Valuable services provided by the Clark County Health Department:

  • Recording of all births and deaths in Clark County.
  • Providing verification of births and deaths.
  • Provide vital statistics forms and instructions to those persons responsible for their completion.
  • Review and edit birth and stillbirth certificates, and declarations of paternity for completeness and accuracy before acceptance for registration.  Maintain files of all provisional, forms, and instructions.
  • Aid in the preparation of Certificate of Live Births when the birth occurs outside of an institution.
  • Provide for voluntary acknowledgment of paternity services.
  • Issue permits for disinterment and reinternment within the same cemetery.

Important Links:

Link to Office of Vital Statistics: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/

Link to Kentucky Birth Certificates: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/birthcert.htm

Link to Kentucky Death Certificates: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/deathcert.htm

Link to Marriage and Divorce Certificates: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/mdcert.htm