CIECA Committee Descriptions

Committee	Description	Links

Architecture	Reviews BMS and code list changes Updates schemas for two releases per year New technology awareness and assessment	Committee Page

Education	Plans annual conference and CIECAst webinars Develops initiatives to educate members Develops CIECA’s annual conference	Committee Page

Standards Advisory Board (SAB)	Includes all System Development Committee (SDC) chairs & vice chairs Manages and approves changes to technical committee Ensures SDC cross communication Approves charters, business plans, Implementation Guides (IG) and IG Appendix Cs	Committee Page

Calibration	Develops and establishes an industry standard workflow and documentation standards Develops industry repair procedures for repairs, including ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems), legacy systems, system relearning, etc. Includes scans (pre- and post-scans) in the workflow	Committee Page

Combined Environmental Reporting (CER)	Created due to government regulations Eases the reporting burden of repair facilities Goal: Create one record containing all data for government reporting	Committee Page

Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI)	Creates standard questions and answers Enables the maintaining of historic databases Goal: Have one standard for collision Industry (repairers, parts providers, rental, salvage, etc.)	Committee Page

Emerging Technology Data Standards	New and Developing Mission Statement Kickoff Meeting March 3, 2021	Committee Page

First Notice of Loss (FNOL)	Includes FNOL, eFNOL, iFNOL Goal: Reduce time from accident to repair process to keys-to-owner and improve customer satisfaction	Committee Page

Glass	Develops inspection message Works on glass-specific Implementation Guides Goal: Integrate glass data standards into assignment, estimate, invoice, CSI, procurement	Committee Page

Information Privacy	CIECA's Information Privacy

Parts and Materials Procurement (PMP)	Created procurement request for quote (RFQ) to order to shipment to invoice and return Includes OE parts, recycled parts, aftermarket parts, parts providers and parts brokers Integrates procurement data into repair order	Committee Page

Photo Estimate	Integrates artificial intelligence (AI) data into estimate message Carries photo estimate identifier into body shop management system	Committee Page

Recycled Parts & Inventory (RP&I)	Integrates ARA (Automotive Recycling Association) and CIECA standards Integrates recycled parts into procurement standards Includes inventory records Tracks recycled parts in estimate to part order	Committee Page

Rental Management	Locates rental locations and inventory Matches rental owner vehicle to rental vehicle Goal: Rental integration into repair status process; assignment to keys-to-owner	Committee Page

Repair Order	Monitors an accurate and efficient vehicle repair process. Improve accuracy and efficiency through an understanding and use of vehicle repair industry standards. Establish accurate and efficient repair order communication for all stages in the repair order process. (i.e. reducing the double data entry of information for the shop)	Committee Page

Repair Status & Process (RS&P)	Monitors repair procedure with repair status, reporting to carriers and rental companies Proactively extends rental period for repair facility with carriers’ approval	Committee Page

Salvage/Disposition	Established extensive workflow from salvage pickup to auto auction Integrates whole vehicle auctions Determines valuation process for salvage vehicles	Committee Page

Scanning (Vehicle Diagnostic Scanning)	Incorporates all formats of scan documents in related CIECA messages Integrates Implementation Guides for consistent implementations across all collision industry segments	Committee Page

Scheduling/Appointment	Creates appointment messages for collision industry companies Acquires appointment options to appointment request and confirmation	Committee Page

Subrogation	Enables subrogation assignments and their status reporting Supports subrogation negotiations between demanding and responsible parties Enables third-party/vendor integration	Committee Page

Title (Vehicle Titling)	Goal of reducing cycle time of salvage vehicles via title processing plus Power of Attorney (POA) Enables communication among carriers, salvors, lenders, state title companies & title processors Integrates financial messages for loan payoff	Committee Page

Total Loss	Establishes valuation assessment Supports requests for information, inquiry requests, status request and cancel messages	Committee Page

Vehicle Damage & Imaging (VDI)	First SDC; developed estimate and assignment messages with Architecture Committee Extends parts exchange, enabling replacement of an OE with recycled parts including assemblies Creates towing messages Tracks multiple claims in single claim folder	Committee Page