Death Registration Partners

This page has been established to provide Physicians, Funeral Directors, County Attorneys and County Coroners responsible for registering death certificates access to the resources and information necessary to continue registering vital records in an accurate and timely manner.

The Nebraska Vital Records Electronic Death Registration System will soon have a new look as we transition to a new technology platform. The new version will no longer require the use of the Citrix interface that many of you have been using for the past several years. The following group of documents will be useful as you begin to migrate to this new technology:

• Nebraska VRERS-BA Computer Requirements
• Nebraska VRERS-BA Installation Instructions
• Nebraska VRERS-BA Manual Installer
• Nebraska VRERS-BA Errors and Troubleshooting Guide
• Nebraska VRERS-BA Chrome and Firefox Information
• Nebraska VRERS-BA Mac-Apple Computer Information
• Nebraska VRERS-BA Physician/Certifier Manual
• Nebraska VRERS-BA New User Request Form
• Funeral Home Death System Changes effective 04/24/2016  
• Certifier Death System Changes effective 4/24/2016
• Death Certifier Mobile Help Guide
• Governor Ricketts approves LB 786 making electronic death registration mandatory
• Nebraska Deaths by Record Type for 2015

Videos About Completing the Cause of Death

• Cause of Death for Physicians, Physician Assistants and Certified Nurse Practitioners
• Cause of Death for County Attorneys, Coroners, and Law Enforcement Professionals
  

Fax Attestation Instructions

• Fax Attestation Quick Start Guide
• Funeral Home Instructions for EDRS Phase II
• Funeral Home Phase II New Edits

News Bulletins

• Funeral Home Instructions for Entering Age for Infant Deaths
• Counter Service Policy for Funeral Homes
• Monitoring Rejected Electronic Death Records
• SSA-721 Information

User Documentation

• Casket Sales Report Instructions
• County Attorney's Manual for Filing Death Certificates Electronically
• Death Certificate Application Instructions
• Fax Attestation Quick Start Guide
• Flow Chart for Reporting Live Births, Infant and Fetal Deaths
• Funeral Director's Manual for Filing Death Certificates Electronically
• Funeral Home Instructions for EDRS Phase II
• Physician's Manual for Filing Death Certificates Electronically
• Quick Reference Guide for Funeral Homes
• Quick Reference Guide for Physicians
• Quick Reference Guide for County Attorneys

Additional Links

• Nebraska County Attorney Association
• CDC – National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Data
• Physicians Handbook on Medical Certification of Death
• Funeral Directors' Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting
• Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting
• Guidelines for Reporting Occupation and Industry on Death Certificates
  
  

Contact Vital Records Help Desk

Phone: (402) 471-8275
Email: DHHS.VitalRecords@nebraska.gov