Donna L. Moore, MBA, PMP, CLSSBB
Chief Strategy Officer
State Registrar & Director
Georgia Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
August 8, 2017

UPDATE TO ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID

Georgia law and the Department of Public Health regulations require that all requests for vital records include the signature and picture ID of the requestor and the proper fee.

Please note that a voter registration card is no longer accepted. 

Acceptable forms of ID include:

  • Georgia Driver’s license unexpired or expired for not more than one year
  • State of Georgia Identification Card unexpired or expired for not more than one year
  • State of Georgia Weapons Carry License - New
  • Unexpired driver’s license issued by another U.S. State, jurisdiction or territory
  • Unexpired official Identification Card issued by another U.S. State, jurisdiction or territory
  • Unexpired U.S. Passport
  • Unexpired Foreign Passport
  • U.S. Military Identification, Military Dependent Identification, Veteran’s Identification
  • Unexpired Consulate Card
  • Transportation ID
  • Debit Card with Picture
  • Employer ID Card
  • School, University, or College Identification Card
  • DMV ID Card
  • Department of Corrections Identification Card

DPH MANDATORY ENCRYPTION POLICY

It is DPH's Policy that “electronic mail must not be used to communicate confidential or sensitive information unless appropriate measures have been taken to ensure authenticity and confidentiality, that it is correctly addressed and that the recipients are authorized to receive it. When sending protected health information as it relates to HIPAA or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to users outside of DPH, e-mail encryption must be used.” Please encrypt your messages by  using DPHEncrypt in e-mail subject line as shown in the example below. 
Donna L. Moore, MBA, PMP, CLSSBB
Chief Strategy Officer State Registrar & Director
Georgia Department of Public Health/State Office of Vital Records
 Reader Advisory Notice: Email to and from a Georgia state agency is generally public record, except for content that is confidential under specific laws. Security by encryption is applied to all confidential information sent by email from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). This message is only intended for specific recipient(s) and may contain privileged, private or sensitive information. If you received this message in error, please delete it and contact me.