Instructions for Reading the Section 5506 Final Awards Spreadsheet - Round 15:
This spreadsheet contains the results of the FTE resident cap slot redistribution under the fifteenth round of section 5506 of the ACA, Preservation of Resident Cap Positions from Closed Hospitalsdue to the closure of Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2019.
There are three tabs in this spreadsheet.  The second tab of this spreadsheet, labeled 'Providence Hospital Awards', lists the hospitals that were awarded FTE resident cap slots from the closure of Providence Hospital.  The third tab of this spreadsheet, labeled 'Remaining Applicants', lists the hospitals that were not awarded FTE resident cap slots under round 15.
On the 'Providence Hospital Awards' tab of this spreadsheet, you will find the following information:
* Column A contains the CMS Certification Number (CCN). 
* Column B contains the total IME slots awarded to the hospital. 
* Column C contains the IME slots effective April 30, 2019.
* Column D contains the IME slots effective July 1, 2020.
* Column E contains the IME slots effective October 9, 2020.
* Column F contains the IME slots effective as needed.
* Column G contains the total DGME slots awarded to the hospital. 
* Column H contains the DGME slots effective April 30, 2019.
* Column I contains the DGME slots effective July 1, 2020.
* Column J contains the DGME slots effective October 9, 2020.
* Column K contains the DGME slots effective as needed.
* Column L contains the hospital's Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).
Once you find the provider number you are looking for, please read across the entire row to find all of the effective dates for the hospitals total section 5506 IME and DGME slots awarded, respectively. Please note that a hospital may be receiving FTE resident cap slots with staggered effective dates for various reasons. Section 5506 requires no duplication of FTE slots. That is, because some hospitals receive temporary FTE resident cap slots under the regulations at 42 CFR 413.79(h) associated with displaced residents, no permanent FTE resident cap slots may be assigned under section 5506 until those temporary FTE resident cap slots have expired. Please refer to the August 31, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 53437-53445) and the August 22, 2014 Federal Register (79 FR 50129-50134) for more information on effective dates under section 5506.

