(a) A practitioner who performs or participates in an invasive procedure or performs a function ancillary to an invasive procedure shall, in the performance of or participation in any such procedure or function, be familiar with, observe, and rigorously adhere to both general infection control practices in universal blood and body fluid precautions as then recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to minimize the risk of HBV, HVC, or HIV from a:

1. (1) Practitioner to a patient;
2. (2) Patient to a practitioner; or
3. (3) Patient to a patient.

(b)

1. (1) For purposes of this section, adherence to the universal blood and body fluid precautions requires observance of the following minimum standards.

2. (2) Protective barriers: a practitioner shall routinely use appropriate barrier precautions to prevent skin and mucous membrane contact with blood and other body fluids of the patient, to include:

   1. (A)

(i) Gloves shall be used by the physician and direct care staff during treatment which involves contact with items potentially contaminated with the patient’s body fluids.

1. (ii) Fresh gloves shall be used for all such patient contact.

   1. (iii) Gloves shall not be washed or reused for any purpose.

      1. (iv) The same pair of gloves shall not be used, removed, and reused for the same patient at the same visit or for any other purpose;

   2. (B)

      1. (i) Masks shall be worn by the physician and direct care staff when splatter or aerosol is likely.
      2. (ii) Masks shall be worn during surgical procedures except in those specific instances in which the physician determines that the use of a mask would prevent the delivery of healthcare services or would increase the hazard and risk to his or her patient;
   3. (C) Protective eyewear shall be worn by the physician and offered to all patients during times when splatter or aerosol is expected; and

   4. (D)

      1. (i) Hands and other skin surfaces shall be washed immediately and thoroughly if contaminated with blood or other body fluids.
      2. (ii) Hands shall be washed immediately after gloves are removed.