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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports dated March 6, 2001 (except with respect to the matters discussed
in Notes 2 and 7, as to which the date is June 8, 2001 and the matter discussed
in Note 8, as to which the date is June 11, 2001), included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A of American HomePatient, Inc. and subsidiaries into the
Company's previously filed Registration Statement File Number 000-19532. It
should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements of the
Company subsequent to December 31, 2000, or performed any audit procedures
subsequent to the date of our report.


                                     /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
June 19, 2001