LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                        SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


         Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints Barry A. Posner, acting individually,
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the
name,place and stead of the undersigned to:

1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3,4,and 5 (including
any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of BioScrip, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the `Company'), with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities
exchanges and the company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the `Exchange Act');

2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees,
and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and

3) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the
undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

     The undersigned acknowledges that:

1) This Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the
attorney-in-fact to act in his discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

2) Any documents prepared and/or executed by the attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be
in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-
in-fact,in his discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

3) Neither the Company nor the attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement
of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to
comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act;
and

4) This Limted Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
the Exchange Act,including without limitation the reporting requirements
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

         The undersigned hereby gives and grants the attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform all and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and
about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such
attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

         This Limted Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect untilthe undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-
fact.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 22nd day of May, 2007.



                  /s/ Steven K. Schelhammer
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                  Signature


                  Steven K. Schelhammer
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                  Print Name

STATE OF NEW YORK                        )
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COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER			 )

         On this 22nd day of May, 2007, Steven K. Schelhammer personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged that s/he executed the foregoing
instrument for the purposes therein contained.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.



                               /s/ David L. Frankel
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                              Notary Public

                        My Commission Expires: August 12, 2010