Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer / / Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5959 S. SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2013
(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 04/01/2013   A   85,539 (3) A $ 0 419,944 (5) D  
Common Stock 04/01/2013   F   9,810 D $ 10.96 410,134 D  
Common Stock               19,426 (4) I Though 401(k)
Common Stock               15,000 (1) I By Spouse
Common Stock               38,988 (1) I By William F. Borne Family Trust

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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 (2) 04/01/2013   A   85,539     (2) 04/01/2018 Common Stock 85,539 $ 0 85,539 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     Chief Executive Officer / Chairman of the Board

Signatures

 /S/ Celeste R. Peiffer on behalf of William F. Borne pursuant to a Power of Attorney   04/03/2013
**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 reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of these securities, for purposes of Section 16 or for other purposes.
(2) Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Amedisys, Inc. (the "Company") common stock with vesting conditions based on the Company's compound total shareholder return (TSR) over defined measurement periods. The number of shares of Company common stock earned upon vesting of the RSUs will (i) depend on (a) the actual compound TSR achieved and (b) the applicable measurement period and (ii) will range from 17% to 160% of the number of RSUs reported in Column 5 of Table II, assuming the reporting person remains continuously employed by the Company through the vesting date.
(3) The shares awarded are subject to service-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, one-third increments on each of April 1, 2014, April 1, 2015 and April 1, 2016, provided that the reporting person remains employed by the issuer on each such date.
(4) Includes 390 shares acquired by the reporting person under the Amedisys, Inc. 401(k) Plan since the date of the reporting person's last report.
(5) Includes 1,145 shares acquired by the reporting person under the Amedisys, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the date of the reporting person's last report.

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