Division was placed under the Center for Health
Statistics In 1988, the Division was separated from
Health Statistics
The Division provides copies of certified birth,
death, and marriage certificates All births, deaths,
marriages, and divorces that occur in the State are
registered Copies of birth, death and marriage
records are issued to authorized persons for a fee of
$4 00 per copy (checks to be made payable to the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
B»rth and Death Records The Division has birth
and death records for Baltimore City from January
1,1875,andfor the twenty three counties of Mary
land from August 1898 The information also is
available from the State Archives
Marriage and Divorce Records State marriage
registration began on June 1, 1951, and divorce
registration began in June 1961 Copies of mar-
riage records prior to June 1951 and of all divorce
records may be obtained from the Circuit Court
clerk in the county where the marriage or divorce
occurred, or from the State Archives

PERSONNEL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION

Frank C Zoll, Director

201 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2399 (410) 767 5423

The Personnel Services Administration ongi
nated as the Office of Personnel Management, and
received its present name in 1988 The Administra-
tion provides personnel services and training for the
Department The Administration oversees six divi-
sions Administrative, Classification, Employee Re
lations. Employment, Recruitment and
Examination, and Training Services

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

Georges C Benjamin, M D , Deputy Secretary
for Public Health Services

201 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2399 (410) 767 6541

Public Health Services was established in 1987
The Deputy Secretary is responsible for the Office
of Chief Medical hxammer and six administrations
AIDS, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Community
Health Surveillance and Laboratories, Develop-
mental Disabilities, Local and Family Health, and
Mental Hygiene

AIDS ADMINISTRATION

Liza Solomon, Dr P H , Director
Joseph T Herman, D V M , Deputy Director

500 North Calvert St, 5th floor
Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 767 5657
fax (410)333 6333

AIDS hotline (7 days a week) (410) 333 AIDS
Baltimore area (410) 945 AIDS
toll free 1 800 638 6252
TDD 1 800 553 3140

Established in 1987 as the AIDS Control Ad-
ministration, the Administration received its pre
sent name in 1988 The AIDS Administration
educates the public and health care professionals
about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) and the human immuno deficiency virus
(HIV), monitors the disease in Maryland, and pro-
vides services for persons with AIDS or infected
with HIV The Administration consults and coor-
dinates its work with twenty tour local health de-
partments Each local health department has
counseling and testing sites that offer tree tests and
consultations
The Administration funds clinical activities for
the diagnosis and evaluation of patients with AIDS
It also administers grants to community orgamza
tions for gay and minority outreach efforts
The Administration works through five centers
AIDS Education, AIDS Epidemiology, AIDS Serv
ices, Planning, and Development, Professional
Education and Patient Services, and Quality Assess-
ment and Improvement

CENTER FOR AIDS EDUCATION
John P Krick, Ph D , Chief
(410) 767 5019

The Center for AIDS Education also is known
as the Maryland Center for AIDS Related Educa
tional Services (MDCARES) Created in 1987, the
Center develops, implements, and oversees pro
grams designed to interrupt transmission of the
AIDS/ HIV infection Prevention efforts help both
the general population and individuals and commu
nines at high risk of AIDS/ HIV disease The
Center is also responsible for the AIDS hotline

DIVISION OF LOCAL PREVENTION SERVICES
Michael A Ward, D D S , Chief
(410) 767 5018

The Division of Local Prevention Services was
first formed as the Division of HIV Counseling and
Testing Services In 1996, the Division was placed
under the Center for AIDS Education and received
its present name
Funded by federal, State and local government,
the Division provides HIV health education and