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Delaware Healthcare Provider's Affidavit for Sex Change on Birth Certificate

Official state formSex designation changeFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026

Notarized affidavit signed by the patient's U.S.-licensed health care provider in support of a sex change on a Delaware birth certificate. The requester submits it with the Requester's Affidavit.

Who can use this form

  • Signed by the patient's U.S.-licensed health care provider in good standing
  • Provider types listed: physician, doctoral-level psychologist, nurse practitioner, social worker, physician assistant, mental health counselor, midwife
  • The provider must have treated the patient in a doctor/patient relationship

What to send with it

  • Affidavit signed by the provider and notarized
  • Provider's letterhead, or the provider's address, telephone and email on the form
  • Provider's license number, state issued, license type and NPI number
  • Submitted with the Requester's Affidavit, court order if there is a name change, photo ID and original birth certificate
  • $25 by check or money order only if the registrant has no existing birth certificate

Where to send it

Mail to
Office of Vital Statistics Jesse Cooper Building 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901
State fee
$25 only if the registrant has no existing birth certificate (per the office's Gender Reassignment checklist)
Typical processing
Within two weeks (stated on the office's Gender Reassignment checklist)
Form revision
Effective 2/11/2017
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