(1) Except as provided in (3) , a party includes any person served with a CSED contested case notice.
(2) As the entity initiating the proceedings, the CSED is automatically a party in all contested case proceedings. However, the CSED, at its discretion, may limit its participation in the case. When the CSED does participate as a party, it will do so through a CSED caseworker or CSED 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.