The Department of Health and Welfare issues certified copies of death, stillbirth, and miscarriage records of events that occurred in Idaho.
A death certificate may be necessary for a variety of legal reasons, such as claiming life insurance, applying for a spouse's pension or Social Security benefits, changing financial accounts, and remarrying. The department maintains death certificates filed since July 1911.
A stillbirth certificate is filed for stillborn children who are at least 20 weeks gestation or weigh at least 350 grams.
A miscarriage certificate may be filed at the request of a parent if the miscarriage has been certified by a physician.
In Idaho, death, stillbirth, and miscarriage certificates are legally confidential for 50 years.
Information about obtaining records for events in other states may be found at the National Center for Health Statistics.