Imposes requirements on certain pediatric emergency departments; requires DOH to include information on pediatric emergency departments in its annual hospital performance report.

This bill sets specific requirements for New Jersey hospitals that advertise level-one or level-two pediatric emergency departments (PEDs). Hospitals must maintain dedicated PED spaces with board-certified pediatric emergency physicians as directors, certified pediatric emergency nurses as managers, 24-hour staffing by qualified providers, and access to pediatric subspecialists (e.g., cardiology, neurology) within one hour. Level-one PEDs also require separate pediatric inpatient/intensive care units, while level-two PEDs may use transfer agreements with level-one facilities. The Department of Health must include hospital-specific PED performance data in its annual hospital report. The bill directly affects hospitals seeking to advertise PED services and aims to standardize pediatric emergency care quality.