When a child has not attained age 16, the IQ scores may sometimes be only slightly
past the requirements for being current. Consider how much time has passed since the
test in the claim file was administered and whether the same test would be given currently.
Do not use IQ scores that are more than 6 months beyond what is considered current
to determine whether the child has an intellectual disorder that meets or medically
equals listing 112.05.
EXAMPLE: An 8 year old child was administered the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales: Fifth
Edition (SB-5) and received a full scale IQ score of 65 on June 22, 2014. The scores
are considered current for program purposes until June 21, 2016. The claim is being
adjudicated on August 15, 2016. Because the score is less than 6 months beyond what
is considered current and the SB-5 would still be the appropriate test, updated testing
would generally not be required to make a determination about whether the child has
an intellectual disorder that meets or medically equals listing 112.05.
EXAMPLE: A 15 year old child was administered the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth
Edition (WISC-IV) and received a full scale IQ of 65 on June 22, 2014. The scores
are considered current for program purposes until June 21, 2016. The claim is being
adjudicated on August 15, 2016. Although the score is less than 6 months beyond what
is considered current, the WISC-IV is no longer the same test that would be given
because the child is now 17 years old and the WISC-IV is only appropriate for children
through age 16 years and 11 months. Updated intelligence testing is required to make
a determination about whether the child has an intellectual disorder that meets or
medically equals listing 112.05.
NOTE: We do not endorse, prefer, or require any specific intelligence test. Tests are programmatically
acceptable when they satisfy the requirements set out in DI 24583.050B and DI 24583.050C.