Attorneys Establish Standard Used to Determine Eligibility Based Upon Intellectual Disability in State of Florida
In Webb v. APD, 939 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006), Howard Talenfeld, as child abuse attorney for Joshua Webb, established the standard used to determine eligibility based upon intellectual disability in the State of Florida.
At the age of 9 years old, Webb entered Florida’s foster care system. Prior to applying for APD services, Webb had twice been evaluated. In 1997, at the age of 10, he received a verbal IQ score of 66, a performance IQ score of 81, and a full scale IQ of 71. In 2003, he received a verbal IQ of 66, a performance IQ of 75, and a full scale IQ of 69.
The eligibility established Webb’s right to receive home and community based services, a Medicaid benefit that could be used for Medicaid benefits worth over a million dollars in a lifetime.