You're a parole officer.The only credibility *you* have in this matter is how parolees are handled...laws regulating the behavior of parolees.If a parole office SNAFU is involved you could possibly shed light on it.
Have your nurse wife or your lawyer relatives sign up and comment.The hospital lawyers might have worthwhile input in this matter regarding cases where drug use complicates a scheduled operation.And depending on your wife's training/experience she might as well.
But you,a parole officer,know *nothing* about medicine.I know a fair amount about issues of this sort and I say that the article,as written,is far too vague to reach any firm conclusions regarding any *medical* issue that might be involved.
Consult your nurse wife and your lawyer relatives for confirmation on *that*.
You seem to take personal offense to a stranger stating that a violated parolee may be using drugs (which is statistically reasonable/likely) and that this could be of serious concern to the surgical team and that this could be the root issue.
And, if he was not on drugs, I stand by my statement that it is easy to get him out for the procedure and that there is no story.
I will enjoy continuing my speculation about the problem and the father. I know it bugs you terribly. Sorry, man.
But if I need to know something about medical billing, HIPPA, or the ADA, I will be sure to look seek your guidance.