Worker Entitled to Alternate Care for Knee, but Not Head Injury

The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to alternate care for a knee injury, but not for his head injury. Case: Archer Daniels Midland v. Tuttle, No. 24-0711, 05/07/2025, published. Facts: Donald Tuttle worked for Archer Daniels Midland as a maintenance mechanic. He injured his left knee at work in January 2018. ADM chose the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as the authorized treatment provider for Tuttle’s knee injury. UIHC medical providers performed an arthroscopy and partial medial meniscectomy in February 2018. The UIHC medical providers opined that Tu...