Key legal question
Whether a drug-therapy cost-approval decision must be final before treatment begins.
Extracted holding
No final decision is required before therapy starts; it is sufficient that the request for cost approval was filed before the treatment began.
Extracted reasoning
Drug therapy is a long-term, time-sensitive welfare measure. Requiring a final pre-treatment decision would frustrate rehabilitation efforts and could amount to material denial of justice. The authority still retains meaningful influence if the request is submitted before treatment starts.