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 JOHN C (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) Exec. V.P., Financial Affairs / Settlor-Molina Siblings Trust
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/15/2007
	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	10/15/2007		S(1)		900	D	$35.48	3,331,515	I	Trustee of Family Trust(2)
Common Stock	10/15/2007		S(1)		41	D	$35.11	3,331,474	I	Trustee of Family Trust(2)
Common Stock	10/15/2007		S(1)		1	D	$35.02	3,331,473	I	Trustee of Family Trust(2)
Common Stock								656,133	D
Common Stock								20,000	I	Trust(3)
Common Stock								30,000	I	Trust(4)
Common Stock								7,436	D(5)
Common Stock								50,394	I	Trustee of Family Trust(6)

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(7)	03/01/2017	Common Stock	36,000		36,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares were sold under the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan of the Reporting Person.

2. The shares are owned by the Molina Sibilings Trust, of which Mr. Molina is the trustee and certain immediate family members of Mr. Molina are the beneficiaries.

3. The shares are owned by the JCM GRAT 607/5, of which Mr. Molina is a beneficiary.

4. The shares are owned by the JCM GRAT 607/2, of which Mr. Molina is a beneficiary.

5. The shares are owned by Mr. Molina and his spouse as community property.

6. The shares are owned by the M/T Molina Children's Education Trust, of which Mr. Molina is the trustee and certain immediate family members of Mr. Molina are the beneficiaries.

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

Remarks:

	John C. Molina, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-in-Fact	10/17/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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