SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MOLINA J MARIO MD (Last) (First) (Middle) MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. 2277 FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 440 (Street) SACRAMENTO CA 95825-0001 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [ MOH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) President & CEO / Settlor-Molina Siblings Trust
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/08/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/09/2007		S(1)		5,000	D	$40	244,068	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock	11/09/2007		S(1)		5,000	D	$40.05	239,068	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock	11/08/2007		S(1)		2,200	D	$40.25	236,868	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock	11/08/2007		S(1)		5,000	D	$40.15	231,868	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock	11/08/2007		S(1)		5,000	D	$40.1	226,868	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock	11/08/2007		S(1)		10,000	D	$40.05	216,868	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock	11/08/2007		S(1)		10,000	D	$40	206,868	I	Trustee of trust(2)
Common Stock								124,700	I	Sole manager of limited liability company(3)
Common Stock								7,774	D
Common Stock								160,000	I	General partner of family partnership(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$31.32							03/01/2008(5)	03/01/2017	Common Stock	36,000		36,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares were sold pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan of the reporting person.

2. The shares are owed by the Joseph Marion Molina, M.D. Separate Property Trust, of which Dr. Molina is the sole trustee.

3. The shares are owned by the Molina Family, LLC, of which Dr. Molina is the sole manager.

4. The shares are owned by the Molina Family Partnership, L.P., of which Dr. Molina is the sole general partner. Dr. Molina and his spouse each hold a 0.5% ownership interest in the partnership. The remaining 99% of ownership interests in the partnership are held in equal amounts by the Joseph Marion Molina, M.D. Annuity Trust No. 1, the Joseph Marion Molina, M.D. Annuity Trust No. 2 and the Joseph Marion Molina, M.D. Annuity Trust No. 3. Dr. Molina is trustee and certain immediate family members of Dr. Molina are the beneficiaries of these trusts.

5. The options vest in one-fourth increments on each of 3/1/2008, 3/1/2009, 3/1/2010 and 3/1/2011.

Remarks:

J. Mario Molina, M.D., is also known as Joseph Marion Molina, M.D.

	J. Mario Molina, M.D., by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-in-Fact	11/12/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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