Any employee of the Department of Public Health or the Department of Social Services or any regional ombudsman who gives or causes to be given any advance notice to any nursing home facility, directly or indirectly, that an investigation or inspection is under consideration or is impending or gives any information regarding any complaint submitted pursuant to section 17b-408, or 19a-523 prior to an on-the-scene investigation or inspection of such facility, unless specifically mandated by federal or state regulations to give advance notice, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and may be subject to dismissal, suspension or demotion in accordance with chapter 67.