50-46-346. Pain management education and treatment special revenue account. (1) There is a pain management education and treatment account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102 to the credit of the department.

(2) The account consists of money transferred into the account as provided in 50-46-345.

(3) Money in the account must be used by the department for:

(a) efforts to educate the public about using pain management techniques and treatments that do not involve the use of opioid drugs; and

(b) a block grant program to pay the costs of the following alternative pain management treatments for individuals who have no other payment source for the treatments:

(i) acupuncture;

(ii) chiropractic;

(iii) physical therapy; and

(iv) naturopathic physician services.

(4) The block grant program must be operated in accordance with criteria established by the department as allowed under 53-24-204.