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 *
North Michael Paul
  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 Information Officer
(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   1,875 A $ 0 22,251 (1) D  
Common Stock 02/20/2019   A   1,328 (2) A $ 0 23,579 (1) D  
Common Stock               396 (3) 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
Restricted Stock Units (4) 02/20/2019   M     1,875   (4)   (4) Common Stock 1,875 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.56 02/20/2019   A   5,625     (5) 06/02/2025 Common Stock 5,625 $ 0 5,625 (5) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 127.11 02/20/2019   A   2,898     (6) 02/20/2029 Common Stock 2,898 $ 0 2,898 D  
Restricted Stock Units (7) 02/20/2019   A   2,656     (7)   (7) Common Stock 2,656 $ 0 2,656 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
North Michael Paul
3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
      Chief Information Officer  

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) Includes 816 shares held in an employee stock purchase plan account.
(2) The Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 1,328 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 February 20, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, 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.
(3) The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of December 31, 2018.
(4) The RSUs 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 2018, respectively, and (ii) additional time-based vesting conditions (2016 Tranche: one-third on each of June 4, 2017, 2018 and 2019; 2017 Tranche: one-third on June 4, 2018, and two-thirds on June 4, 2019; and 2018 Tranche: all on June 4, 2019), 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. The performance criteria for fiscal year 2018 were met.
(5) The performance-based vesting conditions of certain Stock Options reported on a Form 3 filed on November 14, 2016 were satisfied based on the certification by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors of the achievement of identified performance goals for fiscal year 2018. The Stock Options will vest on June 2, 2019, assuming the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer on such date, subject to certain pro-rated vesting provisions as provided in the award agreement for the Stock Options.
(6) The Stock Options are subject to time-based vesting conditions and will vest in equal, 25% installments on each of February 20, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, 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.
(7) The performance-based RSUs will vest based on certification of achievement of an identified performance measure for 2019, with additional time-based vesting in equal 25% installments on each of February 20, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, assuming the Reporting Person remains continuously employed on the vesting date. The amount reported represents the amount of shares payable at target performance; the Reporting Person could earn 50%-200% of the amount reported depending on the level of performance achieved.

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