POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Jennifer R. Guckert, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1.     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
       individual capacity, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
       regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act");

2.     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
       which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any Forms 3,
       4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
       timely file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
       and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3.     take any and all other actions of any type whatsoever in connection with
       the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
       benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
       undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
       attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
       Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
       conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
       fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Amedisys,
Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed on April 20, 2016.

/s/ David Kemmerly
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David Kemmerly