Sec Form 4/A Filing - BATTISTE JOSEPHINE M @ MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC - 2008-08-06

FORM 4/A 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 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 (MM/DD/YY) 08/06/2008 (Street) SACRAMENTO, CA95825 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 08/08/2008 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 08/06/2008 J( 1 ) 125,000 A $ 0 345,701 I Interest in Trust ( 2 ) Common Stock 32,978 I Interest in Trust ( 3 ) Common Stock 27,616 I Interest in Trust ( 4 ) Common Stock 38,806 I Interest in Trust ( 5 ) Common Stock 45,136 D Common Stock 14,681 I Interest in Trust ( 6 ) Common Stock 41,956 I Interest in Trust ( 7 ) Common Stock 118,652 ( 8 ) I Interest in Trust ( 9 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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, CA95825 Settlor-Molina Siblings Trust Signatures /s/ Josephine M. Battiste, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-in-Fact 10/09/2008 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Distribution without consideration from the Molina Siblings Trust. ( 2 )The shares are owned by the Josephine M. Battiste Separate Property Trust, of which Ms. Battiste is trustee and beneficiary. ( 3 )The shares are owned by the JMB GRAT 607/5, of which Ms. Battiste is a beneficiary and her spouse is trustee. ( 4 )The shares are owned by the JMB GRAT 607/2, of which Ms. Battiste is a beneficiary and her spouse is trustee. ( 5 )The shares are owned by the Josephine M. Molina Remainder Trust I, of which Ms. Battiste is trustee and beneficiary. ( 6 )The shares are owned by the Battiste Family Trust, of which Ms. Battiste is a co-trustee and beneficiary. ( 7 )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. ( 8 )All Form 4 filings for the Reporting Person beginning December 8, 2005 inadvertently overstated this holding by 36,000 shares. ( 9 )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. This amendment is filed to indicate the reporting person is no longer subject to Section 16.

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