To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
SUBJECT:
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Technical Assistance and Software License Agreements with the Regents of the University of California for the Automated Vital Statistics System (AVSS) for Birth Certificates
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors approve and authorize the Chair to sign three (3) originals of the technical assistance agreement between the Regents of the University of California (UC Regents) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health for AVSS for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; approve and authorize the Chair to sign three (3) originals of the software license agreement between the UC Regents and DHHS-Public Health for AVSS for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; grant a waiver of the Nuclear Free Ordinance for both agreements; and direct the Clerk of the Board to return three (3) signed originals of each agreement, and one (1) copy of the Board Motion to the DHHS-Contract Unit for forwarding to DHHS-Public Health for execution by the UC Regents.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Public Health, designated in statute as the State Registrar, pursuant to Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code, is charged with the duties of registering, maintaining, indexing and issuing certified copies of all California birth, death, fetal death and marriage records. DHHS-Public Health's Vital Statistics program acts as the administrator for registering local home births and producing certified birth certificates for children ages 0-2 born in local hospitals. CDPH has utilized AVSS as their birth record registration database since 1981. Local hospitals enter birth information into AVSS when a child is born, and DHHS-Public Health enters home birth information into AVSS. Parents are directed to come to Public Health to obtain a certified copy of the birth certificate. The system is ...
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