kdheks.gov How to order a Death certificate : Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Name of the Organization : Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Type of Facility : How to order a Death certificate
State : Kansas
Country : United States of America
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Website : https://www.kdheks.gov/
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24354deathapp.pdf
How to order a Death certificate :
** State law authorizes the issuance of certified copies of vital records.
** Uncertified copies or verifications are not provided to the public.
Related : Kansas Department of Health and Environment Ordering Birth Certificates : www.statusin.org/8027.html
** State law also specifies that the initial $15.00 fee for a certified death certificate copy is a five-year record search fee – one certified copy is issued if the record is found and if not found, the fee is retained.
** You will receive either the certified copy or a letter explaining the search conducted and that no record was located.
Note :
** The documents listed below can be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader, filled out on-line, and printed.
** The data will not be saved within the document.
Ordering Death Certificates :
** The Office of Vital Statistics has five methods available for making a request for a death certificate
** regular mail, priority mail, telephone, internet, and walk-in customer service.
** Detailed instructions are available at each link below. Death certificates began being filed with the Office July 1, 1911.
** For additional instructions, click on an Ordering Method.
| ORDERING METHOD | DESCRIPTION | COST | PROCESSING TIME |
| WALK-IN | Go to Curtis State Office Bldg., 1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 120, Topeka, KS 66612. Open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays.Payment made by cash, check, money order, or credit card. | $15 for each certified copy. | Around 15 – 20 minutes provided there is no difficulty in locating the record |
| INTERNET | Access vitalchek.com any time. Payment made by credit card. | $15 for each certified copy PLUS $12.50 expedited service fee. | Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office |
| TELEPHONE | Call 1-877-305-8315 available 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Payment made by credit card. Spanish interpreters available. | $15 for each certified copy PLUS $12.50 expedited service fee. | Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office |
| REGULAR MAIL | Send request by regular mail. Payment made by check or money order. | $15 for each certified copy. | Dependent upon current request volume – 5 to 10 business days |
| PRIORITY MAIL | Send by any type of priority mail service. Payment made by check or money order. | $15 for each certified copy. | Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office |
How to Amend Death Certificates :
** “Personal” data may be amended if the request is made within the first year after the filing of the original certificate. Requests to amend “personal” data may be made only by the funeral director or person acting as such who submitted the original certificate. After one year, “personal” data may only be amended by court order.
** An amendment to the medical certification may be made at any time. Requests to amend the medical certification data may be made only by the attending physician who signed the medical certification on the original certificate or by the coroner in whose jurisdiction the death occurred.
** If you are a family member needing to make a correction on a death certificate, please contact the funeral home which filed the death certificate to request the amendment.
** Any certified copies you obtained before the correction may be replaced up to one year from the time the certified copies were issued. This can be done by mailing your copies to us with a note to replace them with the corrected certificates or this request can also be made through the funeral home.
Our mailing address is:
Amendment Unit
Office Of Vital Statistics
1000 Sw Jackson, Ste 120
Topeka, Ks 66612-2221