Treatment Guidelines Don't Apply to Mom's Claim for Cost of special Food for Son in Vegetative State

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the mother of a worker in a persistent vegetative state for over 14 years did not need to comply with the medical treatment guidelines and procedures for securing authorization for treatment to bring her claim for payment for the special food she fed her son. Case: Gales v. Whole Foods, No. 2013-CA-1492, 04/22/2015, published. Facts: Malord Gales was shot in 2001 while working for Whole Foods, and he has remained in a permanent vegetative state since then. His mother, Dolter Gales, is his caretaker and serves as his guardian. Procedural History: I...