Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
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The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1966 with the assistance of Mary E. Switzer, then U.S. Social and Rehabilitation Services Commissioner. It represents an option to Joint Commission International, or JCI
CARF's mission is to provide accreditation standards and surveyors for organizations working in the human services field worldwide. Among the many areas of practice represented in the CARF standards are aging services; behavioral health, which includes psychosocial rehabilitation and assertive community treatment; child and youth services; DMEPOS; employment and community services; medical rehabilitation; and opioid treatment programs.
CARF International is based in Tucson, Arizona, in the USA, with offices in Washington, D.C., and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Brian J. Boon, Ph.D., is president/CEO.
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