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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2009</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><b><font size="2">Registration No. 333-</font></b></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="3">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="3">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIO</font><font size="4">N</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">____________________</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="3">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">____________________</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Delaware</font></b><br>
                            <font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of </font><br>
                            <font size="2">incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2"><br>
                            06-1500476</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">____________________</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100</font></b><br>
                            <b><font size="2">San Diego, California</font></b><br>
                            <font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
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                            92130</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Zip Code)</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">2009 Stand-Alone Inducement Awards for Mr. Bary Bailey</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Denise L. Jackson, Esq.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">San Diego, California 92130</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">(866) 871-8519</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">____________________</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><i><font size="2">Copy to:</font></i></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">John C. Kennedy, Esq.</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">1285 Avenue of the Americas</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">New York, New York 10019-6064</font></b></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">(212) 373-3000</font></b></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings"><strong>x</strong></font></font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Accelerated filer </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Non-accelerated filer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">(Do not check if smaller reporting company)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Smaller reporting company </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Title of securities </font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">to be registered</font></p>
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                            <font size="1">Amount to be</font><br>
                            <font size="1">registered(1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Proposed maximum offering price </font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">per share(2)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Proposed maximum </font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">aggregate offering </font></p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">price(3)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br>
                            <font size="1">Amount of</font><br>
                            <font size="1">registration fee </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">267,763 shares (2)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1"><font size="1">$7.37</font></font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$1,973,413</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$110.12</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(2) </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share was determined based on the average of the high and low prices of AMN Healthcare Services Inc.&rsquo;s common stock reported by the New York Stock Exchange on August 4, 2009.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(3) </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. </font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2"><br>
            EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">This Registration Statement covers the registration of shares of common stock of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issuable pursuant to equity awards granted to Bary Bailey, the Company&rsquo;s Chief Financial Officer (&ldquo;CFO&rdquo;). Mr. Bailey was granted 47,929 restricted stock units and 219,834 stock appreciation rights as an inducement for serving as
            CFO. These equity awards were not made pursuant to the AMN Healthcare Equity Plan. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">PART I</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 1.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Plan Information</font></b></i><b><font size="2">.</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;), but constitute, along with the documents incorporated by
            reference into this Registration Statement, a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 2.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</font></b></i><b><font size="2">. </font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company will furnish without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference to the information that is incorporated). Those documents are incorporated by reference
            in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus. The Company will also furnish without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests should be directed to AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., 12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92130; Telephone number (866) 871-8519.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">PART</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">II</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 3.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">1.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on March 2, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">2.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 17, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">3.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 18, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
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                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="110">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="34">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 24, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 25, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
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                </table>
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                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 18, 2009, filed with the Commission on March 18, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
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                </table>
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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">6.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May 11, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="110">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="34">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">7.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 15, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">8.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 17, 2009 (solely with respect to Item 2.05).</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
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                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">9.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on August 7, 2009.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="109">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="35">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">10.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The description of the Company&rsquo;s common stock set forth in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), on October&nbsp;26, 2001, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.</font></p>
                        </td>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">In addition, all reports and documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
            reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 4.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="187">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Description of Securities.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 5.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 6.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="300">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&ldquo;DGCL&rdquo;) provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,&nbsp; pending or&nbsp; completed action,&nbsp;suit or proceeding, whether civil,&nbsp;criminal, administrative&nbsp; </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><br>
            or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against expenses, including attorneys&rsquo; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
            interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person&rsquo;s conduct was unlawful. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against any
            expenses (including attorneys&rsquo; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only
            to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person&rsquo;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
            indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the law.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Company&rsquo;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that it will indemnify any person, including persons who are not its directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">In addition, pursuant to its Bylaws, the Company will indemnify its directors and officers against expenses (including judgments or amounts paid in settlement) incurred in any action, civil or criminal, to which any such person is a party by reason of any alleged act or failure to act in his capacity as such, except as to a matter as to which such director or officer shall have been
            finally adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Company or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Company.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Section 102 of the DGCL permits the limitation of directors&rsquo; personal liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director except for (i) any breach of the director&rsquo;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
            knowing violation of the law, (iii) breaches under section 174 of the DGCL, which relates to unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchase or redemptions, and (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of our directors to the fullest extent permitted by section 102 of the DGCL. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1.04in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
            </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The directors and officers of the Company are insured under policies of insurance maintained by the Company, subject to the limits of the policies, against certain losses arising from any claims made against them by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.</font></p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="373" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 7.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="277">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Not Applicable.</font></p>

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                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Item 8.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="80">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><i><b><font size="2">Exhibits.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="189" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><font size="2">Exhibits</font></u></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="93">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><font size="2">Description</font></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 2.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -2.3in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., dated February 17, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009).</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1*</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1*</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="475" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" nowrap width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">24.1</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" nowrap width="379">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">_____________________</font></p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="164" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">*</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="116">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Filed herewith.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="211" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="96">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><i><b><font size="2">Item 9.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="115">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><i><b><font size="2">Undertakings.</font></b></i></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="364" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">(a)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" nowrap width="316">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.17in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.17in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">1.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
                <tr>
                    <td width="12.86%">
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="8.57%">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><font size="2">(i)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">To include any prospectus required by&nbsp;Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
                <tr>
                    <td width="12.86%">
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top" nowrap width="8.57%">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><font size="2">(ii)</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td valign="top">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
                        the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration Fee&rdquo; table in the
                        effective registration statement; </font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="72">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">(iii)</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Provided however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Schedule 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
            of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">2.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="24">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">3.</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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                <hr align="center" width="100%" noshade size="2">
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><font size="2">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by </font>reference in the registration statement shall be
            deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy
            as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
            opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES </font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 9pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California on August 7, 2009.</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="264" border="0">
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="9">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td width="207">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td valign="top" colspan="3">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

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                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">By:</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="9">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" valign="top" width="207">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Susan R. Nowakowski</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Name:</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="9">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="207">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Susan R. Nowakowski</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="48">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Title:</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="9">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="207">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY </font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 9pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Susan R. Nowakowski and Bary Bailey, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement or amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto and to
            file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes and he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and conforming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or their
            substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 9pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed on August 7, 2009 by the following persons in the capacities indicated. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="624" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td width="318">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="31">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td width="275">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="bottom" width="318">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Signature</font></b></p>
                            </div>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="31">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="275">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Title</font></b></p>
                            </div>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="318">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="318">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Susan R. Nowakowski</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Susan R. Nowakowski</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="31">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="275">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="318">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="318">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Douglas D. Wheat</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Douglas D. Wheat</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="31">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="275">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Chairman of the Board of Directors</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <div align="left">
                <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="624" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="327">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ R. Jeffrey Harris</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">R. Jeffrey Harris</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="1">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="303">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="327">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="327">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Michael M.E. Johns</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Michael M.E. Johns</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="1">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="303">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="327">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="327">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Hala G. Moddelmog</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Hala G. Moddelmog</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="1">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="303">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="327">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="327">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Andrew M. Stern</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Andrew M. Stern</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="1">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="303">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="327">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="327">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Paul E. Weaver</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Paul E. Weaver</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="1">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="303">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt">
                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" width="327">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td style="HEIGHT: 9.75pt" colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>

                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" width="327">
                            <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">
                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ David C. Dreyer</font></p>
                            </div>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">David C. Dreyer</font></b></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="1">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="303">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)</font></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</font><br>
            <br>
            </b></p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="200" border="0">
                    <tr>
                        <td valign="top" nowrap colspan="2">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><font size="2">Exhibits</font></u></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><font size="2">Description</font></u></p>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
                </table>
            </div>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 2.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -2.3in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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                <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.2</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., dated February 17, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009).</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1*</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1*</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIO
N
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________________
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
06-1500476
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
____________________
12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
92130
(Zip Code)
2009 Stand-Alone Inducement Awards for Mr. Bary Bailey
(Full title of the plan)
Denise L. Jackson, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92130
(Name and address of agent for service)
(866) 871-8519
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
____________________
Copy to:
John C. Kennedy, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered(1)
Proposed maximum offering price
per share(2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(3)
Amount of
registration fee
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
267,763 shares (2)
$7.37
$1,973,413
$110.12
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share was determined based on the average of the high and low prices of AMN Healthcare Services Inc.'s common stock reported by the New York Stock Exchange on August 4, 2009.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement covers the registration of shares of common stock of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (the "Company") issuable pursuant to equity awards granted to Bary Bailey, the Company's Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Mr. Bailey was granted 47,929 restricted stock units and 219,834 stock appreciation rights as an inducement for serving as
            CFO. These equity awards were not made pursuant to the AMN Healthcare Equity Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
.
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), but constitute, along with the documents incorporated by
            reference into this Registration Statement, a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.
The Company will furnish without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference to the information that is incorporated). Those documents are incorporated by reference
            in the Section 10(a) prospectus. The Company will also furnish without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests should be directed to AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., 12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92130; Telephone number (866) 871-8519.
PART
II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on March 2, 2009.
2.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 17, 2009.
3.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 18, 2009.
4.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 24, 2009, filed with the Commission on February 25, 2009.
5.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 18, 2009, filed with the Commission on March 18, 2009.
6.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on May 11, 2009.
7.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 15, 2009.
8.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 17, 2009 (solely with respect to Item 2.05).
9.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on August 7, 2009.
10.
The description of the Company's common stock set forth in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), on October 26, 2001, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
In addition, all reports and documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
            reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,  pending or  completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
            interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against any
            expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only
            to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
            indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the law.
The Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that it will indemnify any person, including persons who are not its directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
In addition, pursuant to its Bylaws, the Company will indemnify its directors and officers against expenses (including judgments or amounts paid in settlement) incurred in any action, civil or criminal, to which any such person is a party by reason of any alleged act or failure to act in his capacity as such, except as to a matter as to which such director or officer shall have been
            finally adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Company or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Company.
Section 102 of the DGCL permits the limitation of directors' personal liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director except for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
            knowing violation of the law, (iii) breaches under section 174 of the DGCL, which relates to unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchase or redemptions, and (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of our directors to the fullest extent permitted by section 102 of the DGCL.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
The directors and officers of the Company are insured under policies of insurance maintained by the Company, subject to the limits of the policies, against certain losses arising from any claims made against them by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibits
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).
4.2
Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., dated February 17, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009).
5.1*
Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.
23.1*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).
_____________________
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
                        the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
                        effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Schedule 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
            of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)       The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be
            deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy
            as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
            opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California on August 7, 2009.
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ Susan R. Nowakowski
Name:
Susan R. Nowakowski
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Susan R. Nowakowski and Bary Bailey, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement or amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto and to
            file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes and he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and conforming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents, or their
            substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed on August 7, 2009 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Susan R. Nowakowski
Susan R. Nowakowski
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Douglas D. Wheat
Douglas D. Wheat
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ R. Jeffrey Harris
R. Jeffrey Harris
Director
/s/ Michael M.E. Johns
Michael M.E. Johns
Director
/s/ Hala G. Moddelmog
Hala G. Moddelmog
Director
/s/ Andrew M. Stern
Andrew M. Stern
Director
/s/ Paul E. Weaver
Paul E. Weaver
Director
/s/ David C. Dreyer
David C. Dreyer
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibits
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).
4.2
Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., dated February 17, 2009 (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2009).
5.1*
Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.
23.1*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).
_____________________
*
Filed herewith.