About the Office of Vital Records

The Office of Vital Records (OVR) at the Minnesota Department of Health maintains birth, death, and fetal death records for the State of Minnesota and administers the Minnesota Fathers’ Adoption Registry. Our work includes partnering with funeral homes, hospitals, medical examiners, and others to ensure accurate and complete registration of births, deaths, and stillbirths in the state. OVR issues records and certificates, handles record changes, supplies data to the CDC's National Vital Statistics System, fulfills customer data requests, and more. We also oversee the statewide network of county vital records offices.

Office of Vital Records
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64499
St. Paul, MN 55164-0499
Office hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays
Help desk: 651-201-5970, health.vitalrecords@state.mn.us 
(The help desk is closed from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to allow for the team's lunch break.)
Fax: 866-416-1357 (877-490-5564 for Recognition of Parentage forms)

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) does not offer in-person vital records service; it only accepts mail and fax requests. Counties offer in-person services. Some records and services are available through all (county and state) vital records offices, but some are only available through MDH. See the Available Records and Services page for more details.

Office of Vital Records leadership

State Registrar
Molly Mulcahy Crawford
651-201-5972, molly.crawford@state.mn.us

Deputy State Registrar
Registration and Amendments Supervisor
Krista Bauer
651-201-5937, krista.bauer@state.mn.us

Performance and Security Supervisor
Fraud Prevention Coordinator
Anne Kleppe
651-201-5884, anne.kleppe@state.mn.us

Statewide Systems and Support Supervisor
Help Desk and Order Fullfilment
Bill Devine
651-539-5700, bill.devine@state.mn.us

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