SEC FORM 4 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
 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MOLINA J MARIO MD

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2277 FAIR OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 440

(Street)
SACRAMENTO CA 95825

(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)
03/01/2008
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 03/01/2008 A(1) 15,600 A $0 23,654 D
Common Stock 107,700 I Sole manager of limited liability company.(2)
Common Stock 160,000 I General partner of family partnership.(3)
Common Stock 176,868 I Trustee of trust(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. Grant of restricted shares under the issuer's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares vest in one-quarter increments on 3/1/2009, 3/1/2010, 3/1/2011, and 3/1/2012.
2. The shares are owned by the Molina Family, LLC, of which Dr. Molina is the sole manager.
3. 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.
4. The shares are owned by the Joseph Marion Molina, M.D. Separate Property Trust, of which Dr. Molina is the sole trustee.
5. The options vest in one-quarter increments on 3/1/2008, 3/1/2009, 3/1/2010, and 3/1/2011.
Jeff D. Barlow, by power of attorney for Joseph M. Molina, M.D. 03/04/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Mark L. Andrews and Jeff D. Barlow,
and each acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

   1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
   undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or
   stockholder of Molina Healthcare, Inc. (the 'Company'),
   Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto in accordance
   with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   and the rules thereunder; and

   2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
   the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
   complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, or 5
   or amendment thereto and timely file such form with the
   United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC')
   and any stock exchange or similar authority.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and
5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transaction
in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a confirming
statement of the authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 15th day of September, 2004.



/s/ J. Mario Molina, M.D.
Signature

J. Mario Molina, M.D.
Printed Name


Exhibit 24.1