CARF International was formed in 1966 by two national organizations -- the Association of Rehabilitation Centers (ARC) and the National Association of Sheltered Workshops and Homebound Programs (NASWHP) -- that had been developing standards for their respective memberships for about a decade. In September 1966, the two organizations agreed to pool their interests in setting standards and formed the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, now known as CARF International.

2017年5月24日，亚伯达埃德蒙顿—Dan Stavert在2002年以首席认证顾问的身份加入CARF加拿大，自此，加拿大通过CARF认证的项目从267个增加到了现在的4300多个，所有省份和项目的增长都维持稳定，目前CARF认证也扩展到加拿大北部，在育空地区生根发芽。在任期间，Stavert的主要目标是加强加拿大境内医院、社区和服务需求者之间的关系，围绕这一目标，他已做出重大贡献，且将于今年年末光荣退休。

In the early morning of January 16, 2020, after waiting for 40 days, we finally received from the headquarters of CARF the good news that Southwest University Hospital has officially obtained the highest three-year CARF accreditation.

2018年3月7日，我们收到来自美国CARF总部函件，获知重庆渝西医院，被正式授予了CARF三年期认证，并成为西南地区首家通过CARF三年期认证的机构！

2019年1月6日，舜道（杭州）企业管理咨询有限公司携手医联（福建）远程医疗科技有限公司签订战略合作框架协议。

2014年10月17日到28日，CARF总部医学康复认证项目主管Christine MacDonell女士应OKEWAY和三家医院的邀约，开启一段新的CARF中国之旅。