Committee Descriptions

CIECA has Two Types of Committees:

· Value-Add Committees

· Standards Development Committees (SDCs)

Value-Add Committees

Architecture

· Reviews BMS and code list changes

· Updates schemas for two releases per year

· New technology awareness and assessment

Education

· Plans annual conference and CIECAst webinars

· Develops initiatives to educate members

· Develops CIECA’s annual conference

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

Standards Development Committees (SDCs)

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

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

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.)

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

Glass

· Develops inspection message

· Works on glass-specific Implementation Guides

· Goal: Integrate glass data standards into assignment, estimate, invoice, CSI, procurement

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

Photo Estimate

· Integrates artificial intelligence (AI) data into estimate message

· Carries photo estimate identifier into body shop management system

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

Rental

· Locates rental locations and inventory

· Matches rental owner vehicle to rental vehicle

· Goal: Rental integration into repair status process; assignment to keys-to-owner

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

Salvage/Disposition

· Established extensive workflow from salvage pickup to auto auction

· Integrates whole vehicle auctions

· Determines valuation process for salvage vehicles

Scan

· Incorporates all formats of scan documents in related CIECA messages

· Integrates Implementation Guides for consistent implementations across all collision industry segments

Scheduling/Appointment

· Creates appointment messages for collision industry companies

· Acquires appointment options to appointment request and confirmation

Subrogation

· Enables subrogation assignments and their status reporting

· Supports subrogation negotiations between demanding and responsible parties

· Enables third-party/vendor integration

Title

· 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

Total Loss

· Establishes valuation assessment

· Supports requests for information, inquiry requests, status request and cancel messages

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

Learn more details about each committee.