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Pennsylvania Authorization to Mail a Birth Certificate to a Temporary Address After a Natural Disaster (HD002148)

Official state formOther requestsForm HD002148Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026

Lets the Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records mail a birth certificate to a temporary address where the applicant is staying because of a disaster. It is sent together with the Application for a Birth Certificate.

Who can use this form

  • A birth certificate applicant staying at a temporary address because of a recent disaster
  • Only during the 90 days right after a disaster declaration by the federal, a state or a local government

What to send with it

  • Signed form that names the disaster location and the government body that issued the declaration
  • Completed Application for a Birth Certificate, with payment and identification
  • The temporary residence listed in Part 1 of the Application for a Birth Certificate

Where to send it

Mail to
See the form for where to file it.
State fee
Not provided
Typical processing
Not provided
Form revision
REV 07/19
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