Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González signed four laws and three joint resolutions, including measures requiring government agencies to accept electronic court documents without extra certifications and broadening eligibility for dental medicine licenses in Puerto Rico. Law 226-2026 requires agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations and municipalities to accept rulings, sentences and other court documents issued electronically through the Unified Case Management and Administration System (SUMAC) without demanding an additional court certification, so people submitting court documents for permits, licenses, claims or contract matters can use the electronic versions.
The measure came from House Bill 852, filed by Reps. José Varela Fernández, Víctor Parés Otero and José Pérez Cordero, to cut the costs and time of obtaining certified copies. Law 228-2026 changes requirements to practice dental surgery and recognizes programs leading to a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), removing exclusive references to the University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine so graduates of other accredited institutions can apply if they meet revalidation and other requirements.
Puerto Rico has three accredited dental medicine schools, La Fortaleza said. The law also lets foreign faculty with provisional licenses prescribe medications to patients treated at the UPR Medical Sciences Campus as part of supervised clinical training; it came from House Bill 1059 by Rep. Yashira Lebrón.