- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Cormier Barbara

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/8/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BioScrip, Inc. [BIOS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 CLEARBROOK ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Compliance Officer /

(Street)

ELMSFORD, NY 10014

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	12246	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option	7/1/2006	7/1/2015	Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	460	$6.00	D
Employee Stock Option	11/1/2007	11/1/2016	Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	12000	$2.47	D
Employee Stock Option	4/29/2009	4/29/2018	Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	19687	$6.52	D
Employee Stock Option	4/28/2010 ⁽¹⁾	4/28/2019	Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	20000	$2.73	D
Employee Stock Option	6/16/2011 ⁽¹⁾	6/16/2020	Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	15000	$6.65	D
Employee Stock Option	4/26/2012 ⁽¹⁾	4/26/2021	Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value	50000	$4.42	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Vests and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cormier Barbara 100 CLEARBROOK ROAD ELMSFORD, NY 10014			Compliance Officer

Signatures
/s/ Barbara Cormier		4/3/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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