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New York Application for Correction of Certificate of Death (DOH-299)

Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm DOH-299Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026

Application to correct information entered in error, or to add information left out, on a New York State death certificate. It is returned to the local Registrar of Vital Statistics or mailed to the Department of Health Correction Unit in Albany.

Who can use this form

  • The form says it should be completed and signed by the physician who signed the original death certificate or by the person who furnished the information for it.
  • The office's instructions say a correction can be requested by the spouse on record, a parent, child, legal guardian or sibling of the decedent, the medical certifier, or anyone with a court order.
  • Within six months of the death, the informant or the funeral firm can also request it; the funeral firm helps with personal information and the medical certifier with medical information.
  • Seven months or later after the death, the instructions say to use this form for personal information and take it with supporting documents to the local registrar. Medical information uses a different form (DOH-1999).
  • Any other change to a death certificate needs a court order.

What to send with it

  • The completed application showing each item as it appears and as it should be, with the reason for the error or omission.
  • Documentary evidence that identifies the death certificate and verifies the corrected information, such as the decedent's birth certificate, a marriage record, a church or synagogue record, a physician's office record or a census record.
  • Certified documents. The supporting documents list (DOH-299i) says photocopies are not accepted unless certified by the custodian of the original record, and altered documents are not accepted.
  • No evidence is required to add information that was not available at filing, for minor spelling changes in a name, or for a change of one year or less in the date of birth.
  • If you want a copy of the corrected record: a signed application for a copy of a death certificate, a copy of your identification and the copy fee.

Where to send it

Mail to
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Vital Records Correction Unit P.O. Box 2602 Albany, NY 12220-2602
State fee
There is no charge for the correction. A copy of the corrected record from the state office is $30; local registrars set their own copy fee.
Typical processing
Not provided
Form revision
6/99
Source
Official government page
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