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Utah hospital emergency departments would be required to develop evidence-based policies for treating child patients, including protocols for triage, taking vital signs, weighing patients in kilograms, calculating medication doses, and using pediatric equipment properly. Each emergency department would need to designate a licensed pediatric emergency care coordinator (a doctor, physician assistant, or nurse) to oversee these policies, train staff annually with hands-on equipment practice, and run simulated pediatric emergency drills at least every six months. Emergency departments would also have to complete a standardized national readiness assessment on a regular schedule and report their results to the state's Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, which would collect this data, may publish statewide results, and must set minimum rules for pediatric equipment, staff training, and quality checks in emergency rooms. The bill also redirects $278,000 in existing state funds toward a grant supporting the Utah Pediatric Trauma Network's work on these pediatric readiness efforts, with no net increase in state spending.