I am unclear on involuntary commitment/background check. Several years ago I was admitted involuntarily by the court and I expressed concern about losing my right to own a firearm to the attorney representing me. The attorney told me that as he understood the law that, involuntary commitment process is for assessment by a psychiatrist. If the psychiatrist tells the court that the patient needs to be admitted to a state psych hospital for treatment that constitutes involuntary commitment. Assessment ≠ commitment - that's what the attorney said; I hope he is right.

I had let my RN license lapse several years ago when my mental illness made me unable to work. Last year I renewed and the board of nursing asked about my mental illness and I wrote in a letter that my bipolar is controlled by meds and will not require accommodations and because of my ptsd I would prefer not to be the primary RN for patients involving domestic violence. They were okay with that explanation and renewed my license to practice.