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JD McCarty Center tells budget committee it will open expanded ABA clinic and keeps operating request flat
Summary
Leaders of the JD McCarty Center described a wide range of therapies for children with developmental disabilities, said ARPA-funded construction will triple ABA capacity, and told the subcommittee the agency requests a flat state appropriation because most operations are supported by billing and grants
Dr. Eric Molden, CEO of the J. D. McCarty Center, told the Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Health the Norman-based specialty rehabilitation hospital supports children statewide with intellectual and developmental disabilities and requested a flat FY-26 appropriation.
Molden described the center’s services — inpatient and outpatient neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, audiology, developmental testing, applied behavior analysis (ABA), occupational and physical therapy, speech and language pathology, and respite and summer programs — and highlighted a free multi-hour…
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