Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics

Category: Public health department in Des Moines, Iowa

Address: 321 E 12th St #124, Des Moines, IA 50319, USA

Phone: +15152814944

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8AM–4:30PM

Tuesday: 8AM–4:30PM

Wednesday: 8AM–4:30PM

Thursday: 8AM–4:30PM

Friday: 8AM–4:30PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Dixie McGee-Carkhuff

Aug 25, 2022

Polite, easy to complete forms. Tells you how long you wait will be, when certificate will ready for pick up.

Debby Gotsdiner

Jul 19, 2022

I arrived before 2 pm on a Friday and waited for clerk to finish paperwork. I was given a form to complete and returned a few minutes after 2 pm. She took it , I paid and was told to come back Monday to pick up. There is no posting of 2pm rule. No effort was given in customer service. Reminds me of lily tomlin phone operator character on laugh-in where she snorts and says “we are the phone company and we don’t have to care”. Also, earlier in the day I called twice to get useful information to facilitate my needs. No answer but left message to call me later. This was Friday morning. And they did call me back….. on MONDAY!!!!

Daniel Glade

Sep 17, 2021

Lady was extremely rude if you were white

Lakae Cruz

Jul 8, 2021

Is the office opened so I can go get a copy of my birth certificate? Also how much is it?

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Questions & Answers

Do I have to be blood related to someone in order to get a copy of their death certificate?

Pam Larson | Nov 2, 2018
Vane Ayala | Jul 4, 2022

Yes

Helping my mom get a certified replacement birth cert. dob.4/1935. If we physically come there can we walk away with it that day? Or do online how long will it take for us to receive it? thank you in advance for your help. Jill

Jill Story | Nov 1, 2020
Melissa Channon | Nov 1, 2020

It will take about an hour to get it but it yes you will be able to have it that day

I sent documents to get my daughters birth certificate I never got due to me still being legally married but seperated. I sent it 4-14-2018 an still don't have it. I need it ASAP as to us moving and getting on public housing.

Alexandra McDaniel | Nov 2, 2018
Alexandra Barnes | Nov 2, 2018

Okay i sent it a month ago and haven't received my daughters birth certificate she is 2 and i couldn't obtain it tell i was divorced cause the man ive been with is my daughters dad and i was married to someone else but separated i sent the exact documents you guy's needed and i hope they find it and send it to me before we move from the address i sent from

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Where can i get a copy of my divorce license?

Linda Short | Nov 2, 2019
angel_of_light_821 Kristi | Nov 1, 2020

At the County Clerks office where you were divorced at.

Can I order a birth certificate for my grandma and have mailed to me in mo?

Claudia Harrop | Sep 2, 2022
Sonia Houghton | Sep 2, 2022

Yes you can

Is there a form to correct an error on a birth certificate?

Roberta Megel | Jan 5, 2022
Allyson Youngquist | Jan 5, 2022

What kind of error?

How do I get a copy of a misplaced birth certificate?

SANDY KIPP | Nov 1, 2021
Troy Powers | Nov 1, 2021

We went in and ordered it had it in the mail in about a week

I need a copy of my birth certificate. What documents do I need to bring with me to obtain a certified copy

Chuck Bartholomew | Nov 1, 2021
Monesha Walls | Nov 1, 2021

Your State id and 15$ in cash if you have money on a card they have a atm on the lower floor you can use

If my wife goes to des moines can she get my birth certificate or do I need to go

Jason Baldwin | Nov 1, 2020
Jan Reynolds | Nov 1, 2020

She can get it if she knows your information. (Forms can be downloaded from internet) And she will need her photo idea.

How much does it cost to get a copy of a birth certificate

Angela Rosenberger | Nov 1, 2020
Chip Seay | Nov 1, 2020

$20. If you get there early in the day they can have it ready in two hours, if you get there late in the day it'll be ready the following morning, if you want it mailed it'll take two or three weeks

I lost everything. The state I'm in requires a birth certificate for a new ID, and my home state requires an ID for a replacement birth certificate. How do I do this?

Mick Oberhaus | Nov 2, 2019
Heather Culler | Nov 2, 2019

Try ordering it online and having it sent to you

Will an out of state photo copy ID work as identity proof?

Mick Oberhaus | Nov 2, 2019
Tanisha Lewis | Nov 2, 2019

I don't believe a photocopy will work. I'd call first to be sure.

How do I get a replacement birth certificate without a state ID?

Mick Oberhaus | Nov 2, 2019
Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics | Nov 2, 2019

Typically a state-issued photo ID is required. Depending on who the request is for alternative documentation may be accepted. Call the Department of Public Health at 515-281-4944 or go to vitalchek.com for more details.

Can you help me find the location and date of the marriage of Jean Pevehouse to Jack Leach or Leech? I believe it occurred in IA between 1945 and 1950. I attended this wedding with my grandma and want to refer to it in her biography.

Bob Flanagan | Nov 2, 2019
Sarah Evans | Nov 2, 2019

Yes they can help. Call them

How much cost to amendment a birth certificate

Diana Guido | Nov 2, 2019
matt G | Nov 2, 2019

20 maybe

Why would a parent need the birth certificate of an adult child?

Tina Maser | Nov 2, 2019
matt G | Nov 2, 2019

Passport

What is the cost of a certified birth certificate?

Darlene Bussell | Nov 2, 2019
michael payton | Nov 1, 2020

My daughter passed about a year ago and I have Custody of her two children I am their grandmother how do I get copies of their birth certificates

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I need a copy of my birth certificate. I live in Chicago. I am adopted so I am curious if I have to come in person or can if br mailed to me?

Lexi Smith | Nov 2, 2018
Matt Woods | Nov 2, 2018

You can have it mailed to you. Check out http://idph.iowa.gov/health-statistics/request-record for all the options.

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How long it takes to get the new certificate I add my baby's father name on the birth certificate...

Estrella / Star Ramirez | Nov 2, 2018
Justin Goldsmith | Nov 2, 2018

2 hours, however if your child was born in Polk county, go-to the Polk county recorders office. You can get it in 5 minutes.

I requested a birth certificate for an individual born in 1859. The Department of Public Health returned my form with the statement that their records do not go back that far. Who has records from an earlier date like this?

Sandra Waldo | Nov 2, 2018
Mercedes Erpelding | Nov 2, 2018

You can get a certified census record from the national archives and that will work. Otherwise, you can see if the church in the area has the record!

Can I request a copy of a birth certificate and then pick it up, so I don't have to wait in line?

Kelly Scandrett | Nov 2, 2018
Jeff Guldner | Nov 2, 2018

Yes

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How do I follow up on the progress of a requested birth certificate that I know you received on 1/5/2018 for Jason Parmley Miller? We need this info to apply for a passport.

Dave Miller | Nov 2, 2018
John Reese | Nov 2, 2018

You should call during business hours.

Hiw much does it cost for a copy of marriage/divorce decree?

Sandra Finley | Nov 2, 2018
Carolyn Jackson | Nov 1, 2020

I'm in need of a marriage certificate. Am I in the right place? C.D. Jackson

How does a copy of the birth certificate cost

Verna Gordon | Nov 2, 2017
John Reese | Nov 2, 2017

If I remember correctly it was 20$.

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