Bureau of Health Statistics | Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Lucas State Office Building, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319
Eligibility
Required documents
Voice - Main Phone
Application process
Call or visit in person for services
Fees
Call for details
Service area
IA
Description
Bureau of Records and Vital Statistics is the department where Iowans can obtain Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates. Paternity Affidavits may be obtained by both parents signing the document and presenting identification.
ADOPTION REGISTRY PROGRAM administers a Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry that enables adoptees, their birth parents, and their blood-related brothers and sisters to find each other if the birth is registered with the State of Iowa. Application forms can be obtained from: Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Records, Adoption Registry Program, Lucas Office Building, 1st Floor, Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 ( 515- 281-6263). Applications can also be obtained from County Registrar of Vital Records.
Providing organization
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Provides Public Health and Human services to the community.