All offices

Executive · HHS/CDC/FDA

Public Health

You order a birth certificate, record a new baby, or start the papers after a death in your family.

People come here to

  • A birth certificate
  • I had a baby
  • A death in the family

Have ready

  • Photo ID
  • Names and dates
  • Place of the event

Tasks you can file

GovOS records the packet. A live agency system is not connected in this demo.

  • State

    Order a birth certificate

    You order a certified copy of a birth recorded by a state vital records office.

    10 min · State vital records office

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  • Local + state + federal

    We had a baby

    You file one packet for a newborn Social Security number, a birth certificate, a tax dependent flag, and a Medicaid or CHIP screen.

    25 min · Social Security Administration · State vital records · Internal Revenue Service · State Medicaid or CHIP agency

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  • Local + state + federal

    A family member died

    You file one packet for a spouse or child survivor claim, death certificates, a tax status note, and a VA screen if the person served.

    30 min · Social Security Administration · State vital records · Internal Revenue Service · Department of Veterans Affairs

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