General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6627 is a legislative proposal set to be effective from July 1, 2023, concerning the remedies for deficiencies in long-term care as proposed by the Office of the Attorney General. The bill defines terms such as "nursing home," "resident," "violation," "bodily injury," "person," and "state" as they pertain to the context of the bill. It introduces new legal language that specifies prohibited acts or practices in nursing homes that result in or have the potential to result in bodily injury to a resident, as well as conspiring to commit such violations. The bill also outlines the penalties for violations, including a civil penalty of not less than $5,500 or more than $11,000 (subject to adjustments by the federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act), three times the amount of damages sustained by the state, and the costs of investigation and prosecution. Liability is joint and several for violations committed by two or more persons.

Section 3 of the bill grants the Attorney General the authority to investigate suspected violations and issue subpoenas and written interrogatories. Information obtained during such investigations is exempt from disclosure under the state's freedom of information laws. If a violation is found, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the superior court for injunctive or declaratory relief. The bill also specifies that such civil actions must be brought within six years of the date of a final determination or order by the Commissioner of Public Health that forms the basis of the violation. The bill amends current law by inserting new sections effective July 1, 2023, and has received a joint favorable substitution from the committee.