Birth and Fetal Death Registration for Hospital Staff
In Minnesota, the State Registrar manages the statewide vital records program and Minnesota Registration & Certification (MR&C). Authorized users of MR&C register the births, fetal deaths, and deaths that occur in Minnesota. Other users of MR&C print certified copies of birth and death certificates for eligible requesters.
On this page:
Minnesota Birth Facility Report Cards
Minnesota Birth Record Filing Timeliness
Birth Certificate eLearning
Birth Registration 101
Minnesota Birth Facility Report Cards
The Office of Vital Records developed interactive Birth Quality Reports to share performance feedback with birth facilities and staff who register births. The one-page reports summarize the timeliness and completeness of selected birth registration items reported by a facility. Aggregate data for all birthing facilities in Minnesota is presented for comparison.
Minnesota Birth Record Filing Timeliness
Has your facility met and kept the “timeliness in registration” goal? See data by facility, for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020 in Birth Record Filing Timeliness by Facility and Year (Excel).
The data for 2020 is for filed records only. Some records remain unfinished at this posting.
Birth Registrar Training
Birth Certificate eLearning
The Office of Vital Records (OVR) expects new birth registrars to take the CDC birth certificate eLearning course. The one-hour course is online at Applying Best Practices for Reporting Medical and Health Information on Birth Certificates. Complete the course within six months of becoming an MR&C user. Those who supply medical/health information for birth certificates or reports of fetal death will find value in the course.
The course- Explains the importance of reporting birth record and fetal death information
- Describes how birth registrars and clinicians can improve maternal and infant health data
- Identifies resources available to assist birth registrars and clinicians
- Tests what the student learned about birth and fetal death registration
For those who successfully complete the course, continuing education credits (CMEs, CNEs, CEUs, CPHs) and certificates are available!
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at CDC, in partnership with the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS), and several individual jurisdictions, one of which was Minnesota, designed the course.
Birth Registration 101
Due to the ongoing pandemic, MDH has reassigned many of our OVR staff to the agency Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response. OVR cannot offer Birth Registration 101 until after April. After April, we will review our staff resources and make decisions about training. Watch for more information on this page and on the MR&C Message board.
In the meantime:- Review the Birth Registration Information pages to the left.
- Take the CDC Birth Certificate eLearning course. See the section above.
- Watch the Minnesota Paternity Video Establishing Parentage on YouTube.
- If you are completely new to birth registration and have never used MR&C, email health.MRCAdmin@state.mn.us with "Attention Field Rep" in the subject line. In the body of the email, request access to the MR&C training environment. Include your first and last name, the name of your facility, and your work email address.
Authority:
Minnesota Statutes, section 144.215
Minnesota Statutes, section 144.2151
Minnesota Statutes, section 144.217
Minnesota Rules, chapter 4601
