POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Jennifer R. Guckert and David L. Kemmerly, 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, including filing and applying for and updating any accession,
       CCC, and CIK filing codes (including filing SEC Form ID (or any similar
       form)), 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 each 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 attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are 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 attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed on January 3, 2017.



/s/ Christopher Gerard
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Christopher Gerard