Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 142.04 - General policy on access to vital records
A vital record is a multi-purpose document. It acts as a formal record of the occurrence of a vital event, serves as legal proof for the individual that a vital event occurred and provides medical information to serve the needs of public health programs and health research. The state registrar and local registrars shall facilitate access by the public to non-confidential information that specified vital events occurred while at the same time protecting paper documents from alteration, theft or mutilation. The state registrar and local registrars shall provide certified documentary proof of a vital event for individual use to any person who requests that proof and has a direct and tangible interest as defined in s. 69.20(1), Stats. As provided in s. 69.21(2), Stats., the state registrar and local registrars shall issue uncertified copies to any person requesting uncertified copies, including any person not having a direct and tangible interest. The state registrar shall provide health and demographic data for public health program use and for health and demographic research use consistent with the provisions of s. 69.20, Stats., but shall require that users respect the legal confidentiality of the data.
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