(1) Except as provided in (3), a party includes any person served with a CSSD contested case notice.
(2) As the entity initiating the proceedings, the CSSD is automatically a party in all contested case proceedings. However, the CSSD, at its discretion, may limit its participation in the case. When the CSSD does participate as a party, it will do so through a CSSD caseworker or CSSD attorney as provided in ARM 37.62.915.
(3) An interested person who receives an informational copy of the contested case notice is not a party.