NJ A2909

Prohibits New Jersey hospitals from advertising level-one pediatric emergency department services unless they maintain a separate pediatric emergency department, staff it 24/7 with qualified pediatric emergency physicians, and have on-site pediatric subspecialists in 10 areas including cardiology, surgery, and neurology

Requires level-one pediatric emergency departments to have a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician as director and a certified pediatric emergency nurse as manager, with neither permitted to hold those positions at another facility

Establishes level-two pediatric emergency department requirements including designated pediatric care space, formal transfer agreements with level-one facilities if lacking inpatient pediatric units, and consultative relationships with 16 pediatric subspecialists available within one hour

Mandates the Department of Health compile pediatric emergency medicine registry data from hospitals and include hospital-specific pediatric emergency care information in the annual New Jersey Hospital Performance Report

Takes effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment, with the definition of "pediatric" covering patients from 29 days old up to their 18th birthday