37-1-149. Complaint filing protected -- unprofessional conduct. (1) A contract or agreement provision is void if it prohibits, discourages, or otherwise bars or purports to bar:

(a) the filing or pursuing of a complaint allowable under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402; or

(b) an individual from participating in or cooperating with an investigation of a complaint filed under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402.

(2) It is unprofessional conduct for a licensee to:

(a) be party to a contract or agreement in violation of this section; or

(b) retaliate against a person for filing a complaint allowable under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402.

(3) This section does not apply to general waivers of claims. General waivers of claims may not be interpreted to apply to complaints allowable under 37-1-308 or 37-1-402.