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 * 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) 05/08/2009 (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 05/08/2009   S   7,179 D $ 37.74 30,690 (4) (5) (7) D   Common Stock               5,595 (1) (3) (5) I By Spouse Common Stock               25,830 (6) I Through 401(k) Plan Common Stock               13,908 (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

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		05/12/2009
**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 107 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. 401(k) Plan by the reporting person's spouse, who is also an employee of Amedisys, Inc., since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(3)	Includes 614 shares acquired by the reporting person's spouse, who is also an employee of Amedisys, Inc., under the Amedisys, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(4)	Held jointly with the reporting person's spouse.
(5)	Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, he and his spouse (who is also an employee of Amedisys, Inc.) combined multiple brokerage accounts (some of which were individually controlled, others of which were under joint control) that held shares of Amedisys, Inc. common stock into one jointly-controlled brokerage account. As such, the reporting person no longer disclaims beneficial ownership of certain shares of Amedisys, Inc. common stock previously held solely in the name of his spouse, and certain shares of Amedisys, Inc. common stock previously held solely in the name of his spouse are now included in the reporting person's direct ownership totals.
(6)	Includes 401 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(7)	Includes 614 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.

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