Procedures involving direct contact with the blood and body substances of any patient.
	Procedures where contact with blood and body substances might be expected to occur.
	Procedures involving direct or potential contact with the mucous membranes of any patient.
	Procedures involving direct or potential contact with the non-intact skin of any patient. Non-intact skin is skin that is cut, chapped, abraded, cracked, afflicted with weeping or exudative lesions, or is otherwise broken.
	Touching or handling any instruments, equipment, or surfaces that have been, or may have been, in contact with blood or body substances.
	In addition, gloves should be worn in providing care to a patient or in managing equipment when the health care worker has cuts, scratches, or other breaks in the skin on his/her hands.