Hx of Mental Illness, Stable Now

[MyCatTigger]

I looked thru the recommended threads (one has been closed, the other is over five years old) and didn't really find what I was looking for. I'm NOT asking for legal advice, I was just wondering if having a Hx of mental illness is something an employer can check. I was on an In-Patient unit back in January for a couple of days, on a hold. Since then, my psychiatrist has changed my medications and I am stabilized. I was just wondering if anyone knew if BLS/IFT providers can access that part of my medical records. When I was on an ambulance back in October, the Medic said that BLS/IFT providers probably wouldn't check that, but ALS providers might. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Cawolf86]

It depends on your local licensing requirements I would think.

Here in CA, I don't believe there is any place you are required to disclose your medical history other than during the evaluation for CA DMV DL-51 Medical Card for driving commercial and emergency vehicles.

This evaluation does require you to disclose medical history that may interfere with your ability to to drive.

See http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...el-Psychiatric-Psychiatric-MEP-Panel-Opin.pdf for more info. It doesn't automatically exclude you, but you may require additional evaluation by a psychiatrist. Also noteworthy is that many medication classes, such as benzos, will exclude you from obtaining the medical examiners card.

"Mental Disorders §391.41(b)(9)
A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person: Has no mental, nervous, organic or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with the ability to drive a motor vehicle safely."

"Those individuals who are highly susceptible to frequent states of emotional instability (schizophrenia, affective psychoses, paranoia, anxiety or depressive neuroses) may warrant disqualification."

Source: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/dl/dl51.pdf

It seems very open to interpretation.

 

[MyCatTigger]

Here in CA, I don't believe there is any place you are required to disclose your medical history other than during the evaluation for CA DMV DL-51 Medical Card for driving commercial and emergency vehicles.

I am in the SF Bay Area. I already have my medical examiner's card, I got it before all the *stuff* hit the fan. I'm still probably a few months away from putting in any applications. Trying to get other things in my life organized before I throw in a big schedule change/shift.