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General Information
- Data, Research and Vital Statistics (DRVS)
- Maine Cancer Registry
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
- Vital Records
Fact Sheet Index
Data
Miscellaneous
Data, Research and Vital Statistics
Database Application for Vital Events (DAVE) Participants
DAVE consists of (3) three different modules. The Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS), the Electronic Birth Registration System (EBRS) and the Electronic Marriage Registration System. Records of death, birth and marriage may be created, registered and issued from the system. DAVE contains:
- Deaths from January of 2011 to Present
- Births from September of 1995 to Present
- Marriages from January of 2017 to Present
- Electronic Birth Registration Birth Certifier (PDF)
- Electronic Birth Registration Resources Birth Certifier (PDF)
- Medical Certifiers EDRS Enrollment Form (PDF) Register for An Account
- Improving Cause of Death Reporting
- Maine EDRS Training Overview
- LD 183-EDRS Medical Certification (PDF)Register for An Account
- State of Maine EDRS Medical Certifiers Manual (PDF)Register for An Account
- Instructions to Print Working Copy from DAVE (PDF)
- Medical Examiner COD Code Words (PDF)
- How to Certify a Death in EDRS (PDF)
- Instructions to Renew Your DAVE Password (PDF)
- MedCert Birth DAVE Enrollment Form (PDF) For birth certifiers and staff
- Physician’s Handbook on Medical Certification of Death (Revised 2023) (PDF)
General
- How to Issue a True Attest Copy of a Vital Record (PDF)
- Instruction for Completing the State Share of Vital Records (SSVR) Form (PDF)
- Municipal Clerk's Customer Numbers for SSVR (PDF)
- Redacting Data or Information on Vital Records (PDF)
- Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) (PDF)
- Vital Records Tips (PDF)
- Verification of Vital Records (PDF)
- Verification Instructions and Form (PDF)
- Processing Times for Vital Records (PDF)
- DAVE Enrollment Form (PDF)
Birth
- Changing the Designation of a Parent on a Birth Certificate of an Adult (PDF)
- Q & A for Gender Marker (PDF)
- Homebirth Procedure (PDF)
Marriage
- How to Issue a Marriage License and File the Marriage Certificate (PDF)
- Non-Confidential Form (correspondence) (PDF)
Access and Disclosure
DAVE (Database Application for Vital Events)
- EMRS Amendments and Corrections (PDF)
- Scanning and attaching in DAVE (PDF)
- Start Dates for Vital Records in DAVE (PDF)
- Printing a Working Copy from DAVE (non-certified) (PDF)
- Order Processing Issuances from DAVE (certified copies)(PDF)
- Assigning Security Paper in DAVE (PDF)
Training Materials
- Marriage Section (PowerPoint)
- General Section (PowerPoint)
- Death Section (PowerPoint)
- Access to and Disclosure of Vital Records (PowerPoint)
- Corrections to Vital Records (PowerPoint)
Municipal Clerks Handbook- 2020 - 2023
