Without guidance on allowing telephonic testimony, the State Board of Podiatry was correct in its decision to preclude telephonic testimony from character witnesses during a reinstatement hearing, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

A three-judge panel of the court affirmed the board’s order denying Karl Long’s petition for reinstatement of his license to practice podiatric medicine, which was revoked after he was found guilty of third-degree murder. The board said Long had not yet rehabilitated his character despite efforts to remain current on podiatry training.

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