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(a) If the individual has income it shall be subtracted from the personal needs allowance in determining the amount of the GDA payment. If the income exceeds the personal needs amount, a budget shall be computed to see if the individual would be eligible in his or her home situation. If so, the individual shall be eligible for GDA-Medical Assistance Only. (b) Any income the individual has in excess of the personal needs allowance shall be applied to his or her cost of care. (8) A GDA-eligible individual who resides in a licensed residential care facility shall have financial eligibility established according to the Net Income Limitation (NIL) as defined in 114-19-10(C) for the Optional Supplementation Program. The NIL is set by the State General Appropriation Act. (a) All income available to the individual shall be budgeted against total requirements in determining the GDA payment. (b) The payment amount will be the exact amount of the deficit. 114–1530. Termination, Suspension, or Reduction of Benefits. A. GDA is not a continuing assistance program. It is a one-time, single grant program for which an individual may make reapplication. The grant, once authorized, is not reduced or otherwise affected by any change of circumstances. The grant may not be terminated, suspended, reduced or increased prior to the end of the certification period absent fraud or misrepresentation. B. Notice of right to appeal shall be provided in the document which advises the individual of the grant amount and certification period or the document which denies the award of a grant. No other notice of termination, date of certification, right of appeal, or period (inclusive dates) of the grant shall be made. C. Appeals under the GDA Program shall be in accordance with DSS Fair Hearing Regulations (R.114-35.1) with the following exceptions: (1) The period of advance notification shall be fifteen (15) days from the date of the notice of the grant award. (2) The grant will not continue in excess of six (6) months for any reason. (3) A new application made by a current grant recipient if denied and appealed, shall not constitute a basis for continued benefits pending an appeal decision. D. If the current recipient of a grant believes himself to be eligible for additional grants under the GDA Program, a new application and a new medical evaluation must be submitted to the agency, since current grants may not be continued or extended unless a grant award is made for less than six (6) months and an appeal is requested within the period of advance notification. Benefits may then be continued subject to the limitation of C.(2) above. ARTICLE 19 ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY FOR OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION 114–1910. Definitions. A. Optional Supplementation (OS)—totally State-funded financial and jointly State and Federal funded medical assistance granted by the State to eligible individuals who reside in residential care facilities licensed by the Department of Social Services or the Department of Mental Health. B. Residential Care Facility (RCF)—any institution, place, building, or agency providing for a period exceeding twenty-four consecutive hours, accommodation, board and a degree of personal assistance in feeding, dressing and other essential daily living activities to two or more individuals eighteen years old or older not related to the administrator or owner thereof within the third degree of consanguinity, who by reason of age, or physical or mental infirmity, though ambulatory, are unable to sufficiently or properly care for themselves or manage their own affairs but who do not require the daily services of a registered or licensed practical nurse. C. Net Income Limitation (NIL)—the sum of the agency established rate for services provided by the RCF and the personal needs allowance (PNA). D. Countable Income (CI)—gross income less those exclusions of income allowed under the Federal Supplemental Security Income Program.