The FO should write directly to BVS for all records. The fee is $15.00 each and $6.00
for each additional copy; use SSA-L706 to request. Make check payable to Alabama State
Board of Health. Send requests for expedited search by overnight express mail service
and add $15.00 to fee.
Can FO verify, certify, or obtain free copy death record? No. Decatur General Hospital
will not issue certified hospital birth records beginning March, 1997.