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 * BORNE WILLIAM F   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) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2009 (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               18,829 I Through 401(k) Common Stock               15,000 I By Spouse Common Stock               15,000 I By William F. Borne Family Trust Common Stock 02/17/2009   M(2)   12,500 A (2) $ 11.29 183,205 (1) D   Common Stock 02/17/2009   S(2)   12,500 D (2) $ 50.26 170,705 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 Unit (3)

$ 0

02/17/2009

A

27,194

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

27,194

$ 0

41,698

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 11.29 (5)

02/17/2009

M(2)

12,500 (2)

01/01/2004(6)

12/31/2013(6)

Common Stock

12,500

$ 0

31,553

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BORNE WILLIAM F 5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Celeste R. Peiffer on behalf of William F. Borne pursuant to a Power of Attorney		02/18/2009
**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)	Includes 91 shares acquired under Amedisys, Inc.'s Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(2)	The option exercises and related stock sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person.
(3)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Amedisys, Inc. common stock.
(4)	The Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal installments on April 1, 2009, April 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011. The shares of common stock underlying the vested Restricted Stock Units will be delivered to the reporting person on April 1, 2013.
(5)	This option was previously reported as covering a total 41,165 shares at an exercise price of $15.05 per share, but was adjusted to 54,887 shares at an exercise price of $11.29 per share as a result of the 4-for-3 stock split of Amedisys, Inc.'s common stock that occured on December 4, 2006. All ownership totals are reported on a split-adjusted basis.
(6)	Exercisable in equal, one-third increments on January 1, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

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