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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MOLINA J MARIO MD   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 (Last) (First) (Middle) 2277 FAIR OAKS BLVD., SUITE 440 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2009 (Street) SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 12/30/2009   J(1)   100,000 A $ 0 (1) 100,000 I Trustee of trust (2) Common Stock               120,619 I Trustee of trust (3) Common Stock               26,595 I Trust (4) Common Stock               42,654 I Trust (5) Common Stock               204,008 (6) D   Common Stock               82,700 I Sole manager of limited liability company (7) Common Stock               38,806 I Trustee of trust (8) Common Stock               160,000 I General partner of family partnership (9)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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(10)

03/01/2017

Common Stock

36,000

36,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MOLINA J MARIO MD 2277 FAIR OAKS BLVD., SUITE 440 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825	X		President & CEO	Settlor-Molina Siblings Trust

Signatures

/s/ Joseph M. Molina, M.D., by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-in-Fact		12/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transfer without consideration for estate planning purposes from Josephine M. Battiste, Trustee of the Josephine M. Battiste Separate Property Trust.
(2)	The shares are owned by JMB GRAT 1209/4 for the benefit of Josephine M. Battiste, of which Dr. Molina is sole trustee.
(3)	The shares are owned by the J. Marion Molina Separate Property Trust, of which Dr. Molina is sole trustee.
(4)	The shares are owned by JMM GRAT 1208/2, of which Dr. Molina is beneficiary.
(5)	The shares are owned by JMM GRAT 1208/5, of which Dr. Molina is beneficiary.
(6)	15,600 of the shares were granted under the Issuer's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan on 3/1/2008. 3,900 of such shares vested on 3/1/2009, and the balance vest in one-third increments on 3/1/2010, 3/1/2011 and 3/1/2012. 15,600 of the shares were granted under the Issuer's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan on 3/1/2009. The shares vest in one-quarter increments on 3/1/2010, 3/1/2011, 3/1/2012 and 3/1/2013.
(7)	The shares are owned by the Molina Family, LLC, of which Dr. Molina is the sole manager.
(8)	The shares are owned by the Joseph Marion Molina, M.D., Remainder Trust I, of which Dr. Molina is trustee and beneficiary.
(9)	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.
(10)	The options vest in one-fourth increments on each of 3/1/2008, 3/1/2009, 3/1/2010 and 3/1/2011.

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