Rule 2.
(1) An appeal and any subsequent proceedings in the appeal filed with the commissioner pursuant to the act shall be considered a contested case.(2) The practice and procedure in the proceedings specified in subrule (1) of this rule shall be governed by the rules for contested cases in effect for the bureau.(3) Where there is no applicable rule to govern contested cases, chapter 4 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being S24.271 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall govern.Mich. Admin. Code R. 141.2