Birth Certificates & DEERS Update

For information, call Admissions at (904) 542-7811.
Florida birth certificates must be filed within five days of birth. Admissions provides the paperwork, which must be completed in 48 hours. Before leaving the hospital, parents must verify the accuracy, request a “true certified copy” and sign the birth certificate application.

Mail application and payment to
Vital Statistics, Duval County Health Department
900 University Boulevard North
Jacksonville, Fla. 32211

For more information call Duval County Office of Vital Statistics at (904) 253-1620. Hospitals do not keep birth certificates; all requests go to the county health department.

Admissions will also provide the forms needed to update your personnel record and register newborns in DEERS—this is critical for eligibility for health care. This must be done within 60 days but should be done as soon as possible.