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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 * Kusserow Paul B. K.   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 and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2019 (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 02/20/2019   M   18,750 A $ 0 66,940 D   Common Stock 02/20/2019   F   7,388 D $ 127.11 59,552 D   Common Stock               71,258 I By Trust Common Stock               561 (1) I 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

Performance-Based Restricted Shares

(2)

02/20/2019

M

18,750

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

18,750

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 26.78

02/20/2019

A

62,500

02/20/2019

03/31/2025

Common Stock

62,500

$ 0

250,000 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kusserow Paul B. K. 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A BATON ROUGE, LA 70816	X		CEO and President

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer R. Guckert, pursuant to a power of attorney		02/22/2019
**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 information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of December 31, 2018.
(2)	Each performance-based restricted share represents a contingent right to receive one share of unrestricted common stock. The performance-based restricted shares shall vest, if at all, based on the certification by the Comensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors of the achievement of identified performance goals for fiscal years 2015 through 2018, respectively (subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the performance-based restricted shares). The performance criteria for fiscal year 2018 were met.
(3)	On March 31, 2015, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock. The option vests based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The performance criteria for 2018 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 62,500 shares.

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