Definition
Programs that provide for the placement of acutely intoxicated individuals in an appropriate nursing unit for periodic monitoring by staff in order to evaluate their condition and determine the need for admission to the hospital as an inpatient. Most facilities and insurers limit observation time to 23 hours, but some cover up to 48 hours when medically necessary.
URL Name
RX-0400-7900
Third Level Code
RX-0400
Taxonomy Code
RX-0400.7900
Parent Code
RX-0400
Family Code
R
Second Level Code
RX
Fourth Level Code
RX-0400-7900
Use References
23 Hour Drug and Alcohol Abuse Beds, 23 Hour Drug and Alcohol Abuse Observation Beds, 23 Hour Substance Abuse Beds, 23 Hour Substance Abuse Observation Beds, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Related Outpatient Observation Services, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Related Outpatient Observation Stays, Substance Abuse Related Outpatient Observation Stays, Twenty Three Hour Drug and Alcohol Abuse Beds, Twenty Three Hour Drug and Alcohol Abuse Observation Programs , Twenty Three Hour Substance Abuse Beds, Twenty Three Hour Substance Abuse Observation Programs, Substance Abuse Related Outpatient Observation Services
Publication Status
Online