2. a. The Commissioner of Health, subject to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, shall designate Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties.
b. The designation by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be made subsequent to, and shall be contingent upon, the execution of written transfer agreements between Morristown Memorial Hospital and a majority of the acute care hospitals providing inpatient pediatric services which are located in Morris and Union counties.
The written agreement shall state that the other facility recognizes Morristown Memorial Hospital as the State's specialty acute care children's hospital for Morris and Union counties and shall set forth the basis on which the other facility shall make referrals to Morristown Memorial Hospital.