Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HIGBY LAWRENCE M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC [AHG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC, 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2007
(Street)

LAKE FOREST, CA 92630
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 02/15/2007   M(1)   30,100 (1) A $ 0.001 167,561 D  

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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 Units (2) $ 0.001 02/15/2007   A(3)   60,200 (3)   02/15/2007(3) 12/31/2007 Common Stock 60,200 $ 0 93,533 (4) D  
Restricted Stock Units (2) $ 0.001 02/15/2007   M(3)     30,100 (3) 02/15/2007 02/15/2007 Common Stock 30,100 $ 0 63,433 (4) D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) $ 0.001 02/15/2007   D(5)     6,467 (5) 02/15/2007 12/31/2008 Common Stock 6,467 $ 0 63,433 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HIGBY LAWRENCE M
C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC
26220 ENTERPRISE COURT
LAKE FOREST, CA 92630
      Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 Lawrence M. Higby by Raoul Smyth, Attorney-In-Fact   02/20/2007
**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) Vesting and issuance of common stock under restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the Issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan on March 7, 2006. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(2) RSUs earned under the terms of a grant made under the Issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan on March 7, 2006.
(3) On February 15, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that the pre-determined performance measures for the one-year period ending on December 31, 2006, which are applicable to the RSU grant made on March 7, 2006, were met at a level that caused an additional 30,100 RSUs to be issued with the related shares of common stock to be delivered immediately and an additional 30,100 RSUs to be issued for which the related common stock is to become deliverable on December 31, 2007.
(4) Includes the 33,333 RSUs issued on March 7, 2006 which will vest with the related common stock to become deliverable on December 31, 2008.
(5) The Committee also determined that the pre-determined performance measures were not met for the issuance of an additional 6,467 RSUs which could have been issued under the March 7, 2006 grant.

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