Workers Get Reimbursement for Reasonable Cost of Full IME

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an employee who undergoes an independent medical examination is entitled to the reasonable cost of the examination accompanying the physician's determination of his impairment rating, not merely the component cost of the impairment rating itself. Case: Mid American Construction LLC v. Sandlin, No. 22-0471, 02/09/2024, published. Facts: Marshall Sandlin worked for Mid American Construction LLC. He suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder in September 2017. Sandlin underwent an IME by Dr. Erin Kennedy in December 2017 at the request of Mid American&...