Montana Home Birth Packet
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Parents use this packet to register a birth that happened outside a birthing facility without a licensed midwife, within the child's first year. The worksheet and documents are mailed to Montana Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- Parents of a child born at home or outside a birthing facility without a Montana-licensed midwife present
- The worksheet must reach the office within the child's first year; after that, a delayed birth certificate is required instead
- The certifier is a person who was present at the birth; the mother can sign if only she was present
What to send with it
- The completed original Home Birth Worksheet (2 pages)
- Proof of pregnancy
- Proof of residence in Montana at the time of birth, or proof that the birth occurred in Montana
- Proof of live birth
- A Paternity Acknowledgment or Affidavit of Non-Paternity, if it applies
- The fee by check or money order payable to Montana Vital Records
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Montana Vital Records PO Box 4210 Helena, MT 59601
- State fee
- The official sources conflict. The packet's cover letter says the cost to file a birth record is $25, plus $16 for each certified copy ordered. The office's home birth web page and fee schedule list $41 ($25 to process + $16 for the certified birth certificate).
- Typical processing
- Typically up to two weeks once all information is received
- Source
- Official government page