UNSPSC 85101605: Home health assistants

In this classification, this class indicates personnel providing healthcare supporting home health services

UNSPSC 85101605 Home health assistants (Commodity) names a narrow service category that state and local government procurement actually frames much more broadly — wound care, medication dispensing, occupational health examinations, EMS medical direction, correctional and jail medical services, and specialized clinical support across health departments, correctional facilities, fire districts, school systems, and state hospitals. The code sees steady activity from Texas Health and Human Services Commission on behalf of state-supported living centers; from county and city health departments and public safety agencies (DeKalb Public Health in Georgia, Seminole County and Hillsborough County in Florida, Santa Monica in California); from state correctional systems (Kentucky Department of Corrections); and from independent school districts and fire protection districts seeking physician or advanced practice provider coverage. Issuing bodies span state agencies, regional health authorities, county sheriffs and detention centers, municipal fire and police departments, transit authorities, and educational institutions. Recent solicitations show wound care services at Texas state residential facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, IFB HHS0017728, due July 30, 2026), primary care medication dispensing for Ryan White patients (DeKalb Public Health, RFQ, due July 27, 2026), comprehensive occupational wellness examinations for firefighters (Hillsborough County, ITB-26-00315, estimated $2.48 million over three years, due July 21, 2026), and medical director services for EMS systems (Seminole County, RFP, due August 5, 2026). The code shows significant concentration in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, and California, with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, and Mississippi.

Procurement under the code runs the full spectrum from limited single-location clinical services (podiatry, sonography, wound care at individual state facilities) to statewide correctional healthcare networks (Kentucky's multi-facility comprehensive medical and mental health procurement, January 2027 start, due July 16, 2026). Texas dominates recent volume — the Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFB notices for specialized clinical services at individual state-supported living centers and residential facilities. Most opportunities are posted as RFP, RFQ, or IFB; contract terms typically run one to five years with optional renewals; and insurance and credentialing requirements are consistently mandatory. Geographic demand clusters in states with large correctional populations, public healthcare systems, or significant fire/EMS staffing needs; no single jurisdiction appears to dominate, but repeat activity at Texas state agencies, Kentucky DOC, and large Florida and Georgia counties signals institutional demand for contract clinical labor.