FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * BATTISTE JOSEPHINE M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [MOH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Settlor-Molina Siblings Trust (Last) (First) (Middle) 2277 FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 440 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/16/2008 (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 07/16/2008   S(1)   25,000 D $ 25.1178 (2) 220,701 I Interest in Trust (3) Common Stock               32,978 I Interest in Trust (4) Common Stock               27,616 I Interest in Trust (5) Common Stock               38,806 I Interest in Trust (6) Common Stock               45,136 D   Common Stock               14,681 I Interest in Trust (7) Common Stock               41,956 I Interest in Trust (8) Common Stock               118,652 (9) I Interest in Trust (10)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BATTISTE JOSEPHINE M 2277 FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD SUITE 440 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825				Settlor-Molina Siblings Trust

Signatures

/s/ Josephine M. Battiste, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-in-Fact		07/17/2008
**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)	Sale pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan of the Reporting Person.
(2)	Represents the weighted average sale price of all sales on the Transaction Date. The range of prices for the transactions was $24.79 to $25.33. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full information about the transactions to the Commission upon request.
(3)	The shares are owned by the Josephine M. Battiste Separate Property Trust, of which Ms. Battiste is trustee and beneficiary.
(4)	The shares are owned by the JMB GRAT 607/5, of which Ms. Battiste is a beneficiary and her spouse is trustee.
(5)	The shares are owned by the JMB GRAT 607/2, of which Ms. Battiste is a beneficiary and her spouse is trustee.
(6)	The shares are owned by the Josephine M. Molina Remainder Trust I, of which Ms. Battiste is trustee and beneficiary.
(7)	The shares are owned by the Battiste Family Trust, of which Ms. Battiste is a co-trustee and beneficiary.
(8)	The shares are owned by the Molina Children's Trust for Josephine M. Molina (1997), of which Ms. Battiste is a co-trustee and beneficiary.
(9)	All Form 4 filings for the Reporting Person beginning December 8, 2005 inadvertently overstated this holding by 36,000 shares.
(10)	The shares are owned by the Josephine M. Molina Trust (1995), of which Ms. Battiste is a co-trustee and beneficiary.
Remarks: The reporting person, Josephine M. Battiste, formerly reported under the name Josephine M. Molina.

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