Since ICF is inherently a health and health-related classification it is also used by
sectors such as insurance, social security, labour, education, economics, social
policy and general legislation development, and environmental modification. It
has been accepted as one of the United Nations social classifications and is
referred to in and incorporates The Standard Rules on the Equalization of
ICF is a multipurpose classification designed to serve various disciplines and
different sectors. Its specific aims can be summarized as follows:
These aims are interrelated, since the need for and uses of ICF require the
construction of a meaningful and practical system that can be used by various
consumers for health policy, quality assurance and outcome evaluation in
different cultures.