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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B><U>American HomePatient, Inc.</U></B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</DIV>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>5200 Maryland Way, Suite&nbsp;400, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027</U><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)<BR>
(Zip Code)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Amended and Restated American HomePatient, Inc.<BR>
<U>1995 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan </U><BR>
(Full Name of the Plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>Stephen L. Clanton, 5200 Maryland Way, Suite&nbsp;400, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027</U><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><U>(615)&nbsp;221-8884</U><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock
$.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2.56</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
stock option plan described herein, as well as an indeterminate number of additional shares that
may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution adjustment provisions of the plan.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457, the offering price is calculated on the basis of the average of the bid
and asked prices for the Common Stock on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board on May&nbsp;17, 2005.



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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g95432bexv5w1.txt">Ex-5.1  Opinion of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g95432bexv10w1.txt">Ex-10.1  Amendment No. 1 American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 400,000 additional shares of
American HomePatient, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) Common Stock authorized for issuance by the American
HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Registrant&#146;s
registration statement on Form S-8 relating to 200,000 shares of Common Stock (file number
33-93094), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;5, 1995, is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety and is modified only in respect to (i)&nbsp;the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan (which is now 600,000 shares pursuant
to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Plan attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1), and (ii)&nbsp;the expiration date of
the Plan (which is now April&nbsp;30, 2010, pursuant to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Plan attached hereto as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.2).


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on May&nbsp;17, 2005.

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">AMERICAN HOMEPATIENT, INC.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stephen L. Clanton<br>
Executive Vice President &#038;<br>
Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Henry T. Blackstock
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Henry T. Blackstock</TD>
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Director
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Joseph F. Furlong, III</TD>
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Director, President,
and Chief Executive
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Donald R. Millard
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Donald R. Millard</TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ W. Wayne Woody
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W. Wayne Woody</TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William C. O&#146;Neil, Jr.
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William C. O&#146;Neil, Jr.</TD>
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Director
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Stephen L. Clanton</TD>
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Executive
Vice President &#038;
Chief Financial
Officer
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-42777 on Form&nbsp;S-1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated October&nbsp;31,
1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-42777 on Form&nbsp;S-1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company Dated May&nbsp;14,
1992 (incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 dated
February&nbsp;16, 1993).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging American HomePatient, Inc. into Diversicare Inc.
dated May&nbsp;11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement No.33-89568 on Form&nbsp;S-2).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.5</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated July&nbsp;8,
1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.5 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 1996).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">3.6</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Bylaws of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-42777 on Form&nbsp;S-1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert &#038; Manner, P.C. (including consent of such counsel).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of KPMG LLP.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert &#038; Manner, P.C. (see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
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American HomePatient, Inc.
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
American HomePatient, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
62-1474680
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
5200 Maryland Way, Suite 400, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Amended and Restated American HomePatient, Inc.
1995 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(Full Name of the Plan)
Stephen L. Clanton, 5200 Maryland Way, Suite 400, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(Name and address of agent for service)
(615) 221-8884
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Maximum Offering
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Price Per Share(2)
Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock
$.01 par value
400,000 shares
$
2.56
$
1,024,000
$
120.52
(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
stock option plan described herein, as well as an indeterminate number of additional shares that
may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution adjustment provisions of the plan.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457, the offering price is calculated on the basis of the average of the bid
and asked prices for the Common Stock on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board on May 17, 2005.
EXHIBIT INDEX BEGINS ON PAGE 5
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SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-5.1  Opinion of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.
Ex-10.1  Amendment No. 1 American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Ex-10.1  Amendment No. 2 American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Ex-23.1  Consent of KPMG LLP
Ex-23.2  Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 400,000 additional shares of
American HomePatient, Inc. (the "Registrant") Common Stock authorized for issuance by the American
HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). The Registrant's
registration statement on Form S-8 relating to 200,000 shares of Common Stock (file number
33-93094), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 1995, is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety and is modified only in respect to (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan (which is now 600,000 shares pursuant
to Amendment No. 1 to the Plan attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1), and (ii) the expiration date of
the Plan (which is now April 30, 2010, pursuant to Amendment No. 2 to the Plan attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.2).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on May 17, 2005.
AMERICAN HOMEPATIENT, INC.
By:
/s/ Stephen L. Clanton
Stephen L. Clanton
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
/s/ Henry T. Blackstock
Henry T. Blackstock
Director
May 17, 2005
/s/ Joseph F. Furlong, III
Joseph F. Furlong, III
Director, President,
and Chief Executive
Officer
May 17, 2005
/s/ Donald R. Millard
Donald R. Millard
Director
May 17, 2005
/s/ W. Wayne Woody
W. Wayne Woody
Director
May 17, 2005
/s/ William C. O'Neil, Jr.
William C. O'Neil, Jr.
Director
May 17, 2005
/s/ Stephen L. Clanton
Stephen L. Clanton
Executive
Vice President &
Chief Financial
Officer
May 17, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Registration Statement No. 33-42777 on Form S-1).
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated October 31,
1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's
Registration Statement No. 33-42777 on Form S-1).
3.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company Dated May 14,
1992 (incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated
February 16, 1993).
3.4
Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging American HomePatient, Inc. into Diversicare Inc.
dated May 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration
Statement No.33-89568 on Form S-2).
3.5
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated July 8,
1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1996).
3.6
Bylaws of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's
Registration Statement No. 33-42777 on Form S-1).
5.1
Opinion of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. (including consent of such counsel).
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
10.2
Amendment No. 2 to American HomePatient, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.3
Consent of Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. (see Exhibit 5.1).
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