Runstrom v. Alaska Native Medical Center

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A healthcare worker was sprayed in the eye with fluids from an HIV-positive patient. She received preventive treatment and counseling. Her employer initially paid workers compensation benefits; it later filed a contr-oversion based on its doctor's opinion that the employee was able to return to work. The employee asked for more benefits, but the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board denied her claim. The employee appealed, but the Alaska Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission affirmed the Board's decision. Because we agree with the Commission that…