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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 * 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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