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How to Obtain a Birth or Death Certificate
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FEE INCREASE as of January 1, 2026: Birth Certificates - $34.00 Death Certificates - $26.00 Fetal Death Certificates - $23.00 In-person: To purchase an Orange County birth or death certificate in person, you will need the following: Completed Application for Vital Record English or Spanish If purchasing a certificate in...
Out of Hospital Birth Registration
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If your child was born in a hospital, the birth will automatically be registered. If your child was born at home or outside of a hospital setting, you must register the birth at the Office of Vital Records. Registration is completed by appointment only. Our office can register the birth...
Amending or Correcting Birth or Death Certificates
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The Orange County Office of Vital Records does not make corrections or changes to birth or death certificates. All corrections/changes/amendments are completed by the California Department of Public Health Vital Records Section (CDPH-VR). Instructions on how to correct, amend, add/remove a parent, change a child’s name (requires a court order)...
Community and Nursing Services (CNS)
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Public health nurses provide nursing services in the home and community, including case management, client advocacy, community resource information and assistance with accessing health care. Services are provided to all residents of Orange County who meet the criteria regardless of financial status. Nurses in the Community and Nursing Services division...
Member Handbook Notice of Significant Change
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Our Behavioral Health Plan Member Handbook for Medi-Cal members are available in threshold languages at: For Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS): link here For the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System: link here
HIV Planning Council Committees
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HIV Planning Council Committees Executive Committee HIV Client Advocacy Committee (HCAC) Integrated Plan Committee (IPC) Priority Setting, Allocations, and Planning Committee (PSAP) Executive Committee Responsibilities: Ensures an open nominations process for the Council Conducts ongoing recruitment for membership on the Council Coordinates the Assessment of the Administrative Mechanism (AAM) Establishes...
QA/QI Trainings and Documentation Support
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Behavioral Health Plan (BHP) Provider Manual 2025 Provider Manual Updates to the Provider Manual will be published here. Please bookmark this page for your convenience. BHS Annual Provider Training Please use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome to access the training and disable the Pop-up Blocker in your browser. 2025 BHS...
Payment Reform Resources - Archived
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Payment Reform requires counties to transition, where applicable, from billing for services using the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) to Charge Description Master (CDM) codes. QMS has developed provider-specific Quick Guides in an effort to train and assist all Mental Health Plan providers with this transition to CDM coding...