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Ask the doctor or hospital. You may get a Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) that lets you know if youâre an inpatient or outpatient in a hospital or critical access hospital. You must get this notice if you're getting outpatient observation services for at least 24 hours.
Observation stays can occur anywhere in the hospital, including the emergency department, a separate observation unit, or an inpatient unit. According to CMS policy, the decision to admit or discharge usually can be made within 24 hours and should rarely take longer than 48 hours. 4. Concerns About Observation Stays and Short Inpatient Stays