Vermont Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS)
Welcome to the VT Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) web site. Enrolled EDRS users may access the application by clicking on the link below:
If you have forgotten your password or experience any difficulty accessing the EDRS during normal State business hours, please contact Dawn Anderson at (802) 652-2070 or EDRS@vdh.state.vt.us.
If you are experiencing difficulty and can not wait for normal business hours to proceed, you may report the death using the reporting process for non-EDRS users.
Project Update & Timelines
On July 1, 2008, the Vermont Department of Health introduced an Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS). This web-based application allows funeral directors and physicians to register death certification at any time and from any location where web access via Internet Explorer is available. Town Clerks can print a registered death certificate as soon as it has been completed by the funeral director and physician.
This more timely and efficient process benefits those awaiting the final document and its data, including survivors and public health planners. The EDRS has also been designed to assist in improving the accuracy and consistency of information about deaths in Vermont. For more information regarding the background and benefits of the EDRS, please select About EDRS from the menu on the right side of this page.
- The EDRS is currently in use by almost all funeral directors in Vermont. In addition, most town clerks, including all hospital towns, are enrolled and can issue certified death certificates from the system.
- Beginning in January 2010 the VDH will begin enrolling physicians.
- Roll-out to physicians will be done in phases, starting with those physicians who certify the most deaths. Potential users will be contacted to schedule appropriate training. However, if you would like information about being a pilot test site for the EDRS, or to discuss any of the changes in death reporting, please contact us at EDRS@vdh.state.vt.us or 802-652-2070.
For more background on theses changes please review the page specific to your profession (see Related Information menu on the right hand side of this page).
Contact Us
Do you have an interest in being a pilot site for testing the EDRS in Vermont?
Would you like to pre-enroll as an EDRS user?
Do you have questions about EDRS?
Contact Dawn Anderson, EDRS Outreach and Training Coordinator, for more information.
Call 802-652-2070 or email EDRS@vdh.state.vt.us.