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 *
Pearce David B.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMEDISYS INC [AMED] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Compliance Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/20/2016
(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 07/20/2016   A   7,522 (1) A $ 0 7,522 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 52.61 07/20/2016   A   14,521     (2) 07/20/2026 Common Stock 14,521 $ 0 14,521 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 07/20/2016   A   22,565     (3)   (3) Common Stock 22,565 $ 0 22,565 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Pearce David B.
3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		       Chief Compliance Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Jennifer R. Guckert, pursuant to a power of attorney   07/22/2016
**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 Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 7,522 shares of time-based Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"), each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of July 20, 2017, July 20, 2018, July 20, 2019 and July 20, 2020, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs.
(2) The Stock Options are subject to time-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of July 20, 2017, July 20, 2018, July 20, 2019 and July 20, 2020, provided that the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the Stock Options.
(3) The RSUs awarded are subject to performance-based vesting and will vest (i) on the certification by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors of the achievement of identified performance goals for fiscal years 2016 through 2019, respectively, and (ii) additional time-based vesting conditions (2016 Tranche: one-third on each of July 20, 2017, 2018 and 2019; 2017 Tranche: one-third on each of July 20, 2018, 2019 and 2020; 2018 Tranche: one-third on each of July 20, 2019, 2020 and 2021; 2019 Tranche: one-third on each of July 20, 2020, 2021 and 2022), assuming the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on each such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the RSUs.

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