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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 * JETER JEFFREY D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMEDISYS INC [AMED] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Compliance Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2010 (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 04/01/2010   M   511 A (3) 6,083 (2) D   Common Stock 04/01/2010   F   128 D $ 56.99 5,955 D   Common Stock 04/01/2010   A   790 (5) A $ 0 6,745 D   Common Stock 04/01/2010   F   67 D $ 56.99 6,678 D   Common Stock               2,647 I Through 401(k) Plan (1)

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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

(3)

04/01/2010

M

511

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

511

$ 0

1,022

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JETER JEFFREY D 5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LA 70816			Chief Compliance Officer

Signatures

/s/ Celeste R. Peiffer on behalf of Jeffrey D. Jeter pursuant to a Power of Attorney		04/05/2010
**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)	Includes 157 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(2)	Includes 456 shares acquired under the Amedisys, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(3)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to recieve one share of the issuer's Common Stock.
(4)	On April 1, 2009, the reporting person was awarded Restricted Stock Units that vest in three equal annual installments on April 1, 2010, April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012, assuming the reporting person remains continusly employed by the issuer from the grant date until the applicable vesting date. Upon vesting, each Restricted Stock Unit is settled by delivery of the underlying shares of Common Stock.
(5)	The shares granted are subject to time-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, one-third installments on April 1, 2011, April 1, 2012 and April 1, 2013, provided that the reporting person is still employed by the issuer on each such date.

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