Any department head, deputy, assistant, or director of any state department, including, but not limited to, any person who certificates eligibles or who makes payments to vendors or providers participating under this part, and who holds any equity interest in any hospital, apothecary, nursing home, or other vendors or providers participating under this part, shall submit annually to the department of finance and administration information disclosing their interest in these vendors or providers.
T.C.A. § 71-5-123