FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Monast William J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/04/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC [AHG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Sales 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LAKE FOREST, CA 92630-8405 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 533 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) (1)	02/16/2005(2)	02/15/2014	Common Stock	20,000	$ 30.4	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) (1)	11/30/2005(3)	12/30/2014	Common Stock	15,000	$ 33.4	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) (1)	03/07/2007(4)	03/06/2016	Common Stock	15,000	$ 22.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) (1)	02/16/2008(5)	02/15/2017	Common Stock	10,000	$ 32.12	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (6)	06/30/2008(7)	11/30/2016	Common Stock	1,200	$ 0.001	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Monast William J 26220 ENTERPRISE COURT LAKE FOREST, CA 92630-8405	Â	Â	  EVP, Sales	Â

Signatures

William E. Monast by Raoul Smyth, Attorney-In-Fact		09/06/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	These options were granted under the Issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan. Each option, when vested, represents the right to purchase one share of the Issuer's Common Stock at the exercise price.
(2)	These options became vested and exercisable as to 6,666 shares on February 16, 2005. All remaining options in this grant became vested on November 30, 2005.
(3)	All options in this grant became vested on November 30, 2005.
(4)	An initial 5,000 share increment of these options became vested on March 7, 2007. The balance of the options in this grant are scheduled for vesting in 2 equal 5,000 share increments on March 7, 2008 and March 7, 2009.
(5)	These options are scheduled for vesting in 2 equal 3,333 share increments on February 16, 2008 and February 16, 2009 and one final 3,334 share increment on February 16, 2010.
(6)	Restricted stock units granted pursuant to Issuer's 2003 Performance Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(7)	This grant will vest and become payable in July 2008 as soon as the Issuer's second fiscal quarter results are available, subject to the achievement of certain pre-determined performance criteria for the six-month period ending on June 30, 2008.

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