{"id":19905,"date":"2026-08-25T03:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/?page_id=19905"},"modified":"2026-08-25T03:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:58:20","slug":"vital-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/?page_id=19905","title":{"rendered":"Vital Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19905\" class=\"elementor elementor-19905\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb74c9f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb74c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d47c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-title\" data-id=\"3d47c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-section pt-style-1 text-left\">\r\n\t\t\r\n   \t\t   \t\t\t   <h5 class=\"pt-section-title\" >Vital Records<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca2735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ca2735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certification of Births and Deaths<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cada2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72cada2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Palau, birth and death records are prepared through the Medical Records Unit at Belau National Hospital (BNH). Applications and supporting documents are submitted to Medical Records for verification and processing. Once the record is processed and filed with the Civil Registrar, applicants may request certified legal copies from the Clerk of Courts at the Palau Supreme Court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c791b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22c791b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birth Certificate<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95492ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95492ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parents should complete the Birth Certificate Application Form and submit it to the Medical Records Unit within 10 days of the child\u2019s birth. Once all required signatures have been obtained, the Certificate is filed with the Clerk of Courts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117c07a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"117c07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10535f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10535f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Death Certificate<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f50a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f50a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An informant or close family member of the deceased should schedule an appointment with the Medical Records Unit to review the Certificate of Death Form for accuracy and submit the required supporting documents. Once all required signatures have been obtained, the Certificate is filed with the Civil Registrar, and applicants may request certified legal copies from the Clerk of Courts at the Palau Supreme Court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f3acc elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"82f3acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Medical Records staff will inform applicants if additional supporting documentation is needed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"elementor-alert-dismiss\" aria-label=\"Dismiss this alert.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4ed1a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4ed1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470d890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"470d890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For questions or more information, please call our Medical Records Unit located in the Belau National Hospital<br \/>\u00a0(680) 488-2554<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd59ca elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5dcd59ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+6804882554\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Call Us\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ion ion-android-call\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+6804882554\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCall Us\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t488 - 2554\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb581fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eb581fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vital Records Certification of Births and Deaths In Palau, birth and death records are prepared through the Medical Records Unit at Belau National Hospital (BNH). Applications and supporting documents are submitted to Medical Records for verification and processing. Once the record is processed and filed with the Civil Registrar, applicants may request certified legal copies from the Clerk of Courts at the Palau Supreme Court. Birth Certificate Parents should complete the Birth Certificate Application Form and submit it to the Medical Records Unit within 10 days of the child\u2019s birth. Once all required signatures have been obtained, the Certificate is filed with the Clerk of Courts. Death Certificate An informant or close family member of the deceased should schedule an appointment with the Medical Records Unit to review the Certificate of Death Form for accuracy and submit the required supporting documents. Once all required signatures have been obtained, the Certificate is filed with the Civil Registrar, and applicants may request certified legal copies from the Clerk of Courts at the Palau Supreme Court. Note Medical Records staff will inform applicants if additional supporting documentation is needed. &times; For questions or more information, please call our Medical Records Unit located in the Belau National Hospital\u00a0(680) 488-2554 Call Us 488 &#8211; 2554<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19905","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19905"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19915,"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19905\/revisions\/19915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthypalau.pw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}