Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the Department of Public Health may, in the manner provided by law and upon the advice of the Attorney General, conduct an investigation and maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation of an institution or nursing facility management services, without a license or certificate under this chapter.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-503

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Institution: means a hospital, short-term hospital special hospice, hospice inpatient facility, residential care home, nursing home facility, home health care agency, home health aide agency, behavioral health facility, assisted living services agency, substance abuse treatment facility, outpatient surgical facility, outpatient clinic, clinical laboratory, an infirmary operated by an educational institution for the care of students enrolled in, and faculty and employees of, such institution. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490