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 have a new look beginning July 26th as we change technology platforms. The new version, referred to as NX, will no longer require an installation of Citrix or .net prerequisites. The following group of documents will be useful as you begin to migrate to this new technology:

• Changes between BA and NX for Death
  
• Death Certifier Mobile Help Guide​
  

​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
  
  

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
• What's Changed County Attorn​eys​
• County Attorney's Manual for Filing Death Certificates Electronically
• Death Certificate Application Instructions
  
• Flow Chart for Reporting Live Births, Infant and Fetal Deaths
• What's Changed Funeral Home Directors​
• Funeral Director's Manual for Filing Death Certificates Electronically
  
• What's Changed Physicians​
  
• Physician's Manual for Filing Death Certificates Electronically
  

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 Death Desk

Phone: (402) 471-0912

Email: dhhs.deathdesk@nebraska.gov​