quote “tried to decline his required ventilator treatment to assist his breathing, but the hospital proceeded despite their objection. After three weeks on the mechanical ventilator”
he spent 3 WEEKS on a ventilator... that means he was in something like critical care unit or ICU for 3 WEEKS, the bill could of been 100’s of thousands of dollars, and as his legal guardians... they could be liable for payment of those costs.
>>... they could be liable for payment of those costs. <<
Um, he has Down’s Syndrome. Which means he is on SSI and Medicaid.
Which costs are they liable for?
Could being the operative word. They never claimed that they were.
YOU want to give the guardians powers they never had:
The Department of Public Welfare objected, stating that Hockenberry was neither terminally ill nor permanently unconscious and never appointed a third party with the power to refuse healthcare necessary to the preservation of his life.