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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MASTROVICH LAWRENCE A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC [AHG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC, 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/07/2006 (Street) LAKE FOREST, CA 92630 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

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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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.75

03/07/2006

A

65,000 (1)

03/07/2007(1)

03/06/2016

Common Stock

65,000

$ 0

65,000

D

Restricted Stock Units (2)

$ 0

03/07/2006

A

11,666 (3)

12/31/2008(3)

12/31/2008

Common Stock

11,666 (3)

$ 0

11,666 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MASTROVICH LAWRENCE A C/O APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT LAKE FOREST, CA 92630			President and COO

Signatures

Lawrence A. Mastrovich by Raoul Smyth, Attorney-In-Fact		03/09/2006
**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)	This option was granted under the issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan and vests in an initial installment of 21,666 shares on March 7, 2007 and two equial installments of 21,667 shares on March 7, 2008 and on March 7, 2009.
(2)	The restricted stock units were granted under the issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.
(3)	This grant will vest and be paid on December 31, 2008. If certain pre-determined performance measures are achieved for the one-year period ending on December 31, 2006, up to an additional 11,667 shares will vest and be issued to the reporting person promptly following determination that the applicable performance goals have been met, and up to an additional 11,667 shares will vest and be issued on December 31, 2007.

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