Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GRAHAM LARRY R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMEDISYS INC [AMED] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
COO and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2009
(Street)

BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		 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 04/01/2009   F   305 D $ 27.4 41,573 (4) D  
Common Stock 04/01/2009   A   2,190 (6) A $ 0 6,962 (1) (3) I By Spouse
Common Stock               25,429 I Through 401(k) Plan
Common Stock               13,801 (1) (2) I By Spouse Through 401(k) Plan

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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
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 04/01/2009   A   18,979     (5)   (5) Common Stock 18,979 $ 0 18,979 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GRAHAM LARRY R
5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD.
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		   X     COO and President  

Signatures

 /s/ Celeste R. Peiffer on behalf of Larry R. Graham pursuant to a Power of Attorney   04/03/2009
**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) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission of beneifcial ownership of these securities, for purposes of Section 16 or for other purposes.
(2) Includes 10 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(3) Includes 104 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(4) Includes 10,624 shares owned jointly with the reporting person's spouse.
(5) Assuming that the reporting person is employed by Amedisys, Inc. on each of the following dates, the Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal installments on April 1, 2010, April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012. The shares of common stock underlying the vested Restricted Stock Units will be delivered on the respective vesting dates.
(6) On April 1, 2009, the reporting person's spouse, in her capacity as an employee of Amedisys, Inc., was granted 2,190 shares of nonvested common stock. Assuming that the reporting person's spouse is employed by Amedisys, Inc. on each of the following dates, the shares will vest in equal 1/3 increments on April 1, 2010, April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission of beneifcial ownership of these securities, for purposes of Section 16 or for other purposes.

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