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otolaryngologist, or licensed physician, as the case maybe, nn forms prescribed by the department of finance. (c) Any person who is totally disabled, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, as long as the person is totally disabled, shall be exempt except for the minimum tax from real property taxes on all real property owned by the person up to, but not exceeding a taxable value of $50,000. The disability shall be certified to by (1) a physician licensed under chapter 453 or 460, or both, (2) a qualified out-of--state physician who is currently licensed to practice in the state in which the physician resides, or (3) a commissioned medical officer in the United States military or public health service, engaged in the discharge of one's official duty. Certification shall be on forms prescribed by the department of finance. For disabled veterans, the proof of disability submitted for section 19-73(1) by the Veterans Administration, can be substituted for the physician's certification of disability. Official documentation from the Social Security Administration can also be substituted for the physician's certification of disability. (d) Any person suffering from a temporary or momentary impairment of sight, hearing, or total disability shall be required to submit an annual certification or recertification, performed by a [qualified] licensed audiologist, ophthalmologist, optometrist, otolaryngologist, or licensed physician, as the case may be, attesting to the continued impairment of sight, hearing, or total disability. The exemption shall be disallowed for failure to submit the required annual certification or recertification report. (e) Any person who qualifies for the exemptions identified in subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be allowed to apply for only one of the exemptions established in this section. (f) In the case of a lease of Hawaiian homestead land, where either a husband or wife is ofnon-Hawaiian descent, either spouse shall be entitled to the blind, deaf, or totally disabled exemption in the same manner as if either spouse was considered the owner thereof, provided proof of marriage is submitted to the director of finance. (g) In the event that a person qualifies for the home exemption as provided in section 19-71 and the blind, deaf, or totally disabled exemption as provided in this section, the exemptions shall be granted to the claimant in the following order: the home exemption shall be granted first, then followed by the applicable blind, deaf, or totally disabled exemption on the property claimed as the owner's principal residence. Thereaf$er, the exemption provided by this section shall be applied to any other property designated by the claimant." SECTION 2. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included.