Judge Boggs - Administrative Law Report

Court orders $5,000 sanction for elector who voted while serving felony sentence

Elections

March 27, 2024

The State Election Board sought sanctions against a Georgia elector, alleging that he had voted nine times while still serving a felony sentence handed down in another state. Following a... Read More

Authorized representative lacks standing to seek direct appeal posthumously for Medicaid beneficiary

Direct Appeal

February 6, 2024

A Petition for Direct Appeal was submitted by an authorized representative who had been appointed by a Medicaid beneficiary’s conservator. The Medicaid beneficiary had died prior to the filing of... Read More

Person exercising power of attorney can designate representative to assist in Medicaid matters

Direct Appeal

December 7, 2023

The central issue with this Petition for Direct Appeal concerned whether a Medicaid applicant’s daughter, who had power of attorney (POA), could designate the retirement home to assist her mother... Read More

Custodial parent has no right to a hearing after the child-support agency closes a case

Direct Appeal

October 2, 2023

This matter involved a Petition for Direct Appeal filed by a custodial parent who alleged her child-support case had been wrongfully closed by the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS). ... Read More

Veterans’ benefits were correctly counted as income for Adult Medicaid eligibility

Medicaid Eligibility

September 7, 2023

A veteran appealed the denial of his Medicaid application, contending that the agency incorrectly included his veterans’ benefits in the calculation of his monthly income. The Court affirmed the denial,... Read More

Insufficient evidence that school district failed to evaluate student for emotional behavioral disability

Special Education

July 24, 2023

A 14-year-old student and her mother alleged that the student’s school district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with respect to the student’s identification, evaluation, and educational placement,... Read More