Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LOWELL WAYNE B
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/12/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [MOH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2277 FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 440		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 5,011 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 06/12/2007(2) 06/12/2016 Common Stock 10,000 $ 36.52 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LOWELL WAYNE B
2277 FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 440
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825		   X      

Signatures

Wayne Lowell, by Jeff D. Barlow, Attorney-in-Fact. 06/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) 1,000 of the listed shares are fully vested. The remaining 4,011 shares were granted under the Molina Healthcare, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the reporting person's election to the board of directors, with 261 shares vesting on June 30, 2006, and 1,250 shares vesting on each of September 30, 2006, December 31, 2006, and March 31, 2007.
(2) The options were granted under the Molina Healthcare, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the reporting person's election to the board of directors, with one-third of the options to vest on each of 6/12/2007, 6/12/2008, and 6/12/2009.

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