Court Remands Alternate Care Dispute to Agency
In Huff v. CRST Expedited , No. 18-0336 (Iowa App. March 6, 2019), the court addressed an alternate medical care dispute and remanded the claim to the agency for a determination of certain facts relating to claimant's access to certain appliances and services. The court concludes that the absence of medical evidence is not a bright line bar to an award of alternate medical care, but finds the agency must make further factual findings. Claimant had a catastrophic accident, rendering him wheelchair bound. Following his accident, he lived with his son in a second floor apartment, but ultimately requested ADA compliant living arrangement, a handicap van and a home healthcare provider. The agency initially denied the alternate medical care application because claimant had not presented medical support for his alternate care requests. Claimant later filed a second alternate medical care request, which contained an assessment from the Area Agency on Aging relati...