Worker's Application for Alternate Care Dismissed

The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s application for alternate care had to be dismissed, since his employer contested its liability for the condition for which he sought treatment. In September 2019, John Henry tore the meniscus in his right knee while working for LJ&J Corp. He underwent arthroscopic surgery to fix the tear, and then in 2022, he settled his workers’ compensation claim against LJ&J. Under the terms of the agreement, LJ&J accepted liability for the meniscus tear and agreed that Henry was “entitled to medical care for the inju...