Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed an executive order on Wednesday, banning the practice of “conversion therapy” for LGBQT+ minors. The order, which took effect immediately, requires the Secretary of Health to promulgate regulations within 90 days that prevents licensed health care professional from administering the practice.

The executive order defines “conversion” or “reparative” therapies as “those interventions performed by an entity or a licensed professional to provide mental health services in Puerto Rico, which seek to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a minor.” The order states that the administration seeks to eradicate discrimination by amending law and regulations “in accordance with advances in science.” In addition, the order claims that the form of therapy “lacks all scientific basis and, in addition, causes unnecessary harm and suffering to LGBTQ people.”

Puerto Rico joins the growing number of states that have implemented protections against “conversion therapy.” In January New York enacted similar legislation to protect transgender and gender non-conforming individuals from “conversion therapy.” According to Human Rights Campaign, New York was the fifteenth state to pass a bill preventing the practice.