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California Penal Code Section 409.3

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Whenever law enforcement officers and emergency medical
technicians are at the scene of an accident, management of the scene
of the accident shall be vested in the appropriate law enforcement
agency, whose representative shall consult with representatives of
other response agencies at the scene to ensure that all appropriate
resources are properly utilized.  However, authority for patient care
management at the scene of an accident shall be determined in
accordance with Section 1798.6 of the Health and Safety Code.
   For purposes of this section, "management of the scene of an
accident" means the coordination of operations which occur at the
location of an accident.

Last modified: January 12, 2009