EMSC Advisory Council

The Governor's EMS for Children Advisory Council

The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Advisory Council was established in 1992 through state legislation (P.L.1992, c.96) to support New Jersey’s participation in the national EMSC program, a federal initiative administered by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

The council was created to provide expert guidance to the New Jersey Department of Health on issues affecting the emergency care of infants, children, and adolescents. A primary focus of the council is improving pediatric readiness across the emergency care system, including EMS agencies, hospitals, and community programs.

Bringing together pediatric specialists, EMS clinicians, nurses, physicians, public health professionals, and family representatives, the council helps ensure that statewide policies, protocols, and programs support the safe management, transport, and care of children during medical and traumatic emergencies, and both manmade and natural disasters. The council also plays a key role in advising initiatives that strengthen pediatric preparedness, training, and system coordination across New Jersey’s EMS and healthcare systems.

Council Membership

The council includes representatives from a wide range of healthcare disciplines and organizations involved in pediatric emergency care, including EMS providers, physicians, nurses, hospital representatives, public health professionals, and injury prevention specialists. Community stakeholders, including parents or guardians of children under the age of 18, are also included to ensure family perspectives are represented.

Members of the EMSC Advisory Council are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate.