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1. When should a Funeral Home request a Disposition Transit Permit in the Electronic Fetal Death System?

When a Fetal Death certificate has been created in Electronic Fetal Death System (EFDRS), the Funeral Home is required to request a Disposition Transit Permit from Maricopa Office of Vital Registration electronically through EFDRS.

2. How do I apply for an EFDRS Permit?

For a step by step instructional training, please review the training entitled, Request a Fetal Disposition-Transit Permit (PDF).

3. When is a Unlinked Fetal Loss Permit created?

A Unlinked Fetal Loss Permit should only be created for a fetal death event that is less than 20 weeks gestation and weighs less than 350 grams.

4. How do I select Cremation as the method of disposition on the Unlinked Fetal Loss Permit?

From VSIMS, select “Cremation”, leave the “Method of Disposition” field blank and check “Cremation” in the checkbox seen in the right side of the screen.

5. The permit I created has wrong data on it, should I delete this one and create a new one?

If the permit has not been assigned a permit number (e.g. been “issued”) from EFDRS, locate the record within EFDRS and update the information. Once the information is accurate then resubmit the ‘fixed’ permit for approval and a number to be issued.

However, if a permit number has already been” issued” you will need to call our Disposition Transit Permit Coordinator at 602-372-0535 and request to delete the inaccurate permit.

If the Maricopa Office of Vital Registration staff are unavailable, please leave a detailed voicemail with the your name, facility you are calling from, the child’s name and their date of delivery, the permit number that needs to be deleted, and the reason you are requesting the deletion.