"Reasonable Pediatric Questions Act"; eliminates requirement for clinical laboratories to ask certain children questions about gender identity and sexual orientation.

This bill (A 2711) amends New Jersey law to remove a requirement for clinical laboratories to ask children under 16 about their gender identity or sexual orientation. Previously, labs were required to collect this data for all patients, but the bill specifically exempts children aged 16 and younger from these questions. The key change eliminates the mandate for labs to collect or record such information from minors during testing. It directly affects clinical laboratories operating in New Jersey, modifying their data collection practices for pediatric patients. The bill focuses on changing administrative data requirements, not medical care or treatment.