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an identification card who has designated that individual as a primary caregiver resides in the same city or county as the primary caregiver. (3) An individual who has been designated as a primary caregiver by a qualified patient or person with an identification card who resides in a city or county other than that of the primary caregiver, if the individual has not been designated as a primary caregiver by any other qualified patient or person with an identification card. (1) "Qualified patient" shall have the same definition as California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7 et seq., and as may be amended, and which means a person who is entitled to the protections of California Health & Safety Code Section 11362.5. For purposes of this ordinance, qualified patient shall include a person with an identification card, as that term is defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7 et seq. (m) "Serious medical condition" shall have the same definition as California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7 et seq., and as may be amended, and which means all of the following medical conditions: (1) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); (2) Anorexia; (3) Arthritis; (4) Cachexia; (5) Cancer; (6) Chronic pain; (7) Glaucoma; (8) Migraine; (9) Persistent muscle spasms, including, but not limited to, spasms associated with multiple sclerosis; (10) Seizures, including, but not limited to, seizures associated with epilepsy; (11) Severe nausea; (12) Any other chronic or persistent medical symptom that either: (i) Substantially limits the ability of the person to conduct one or more major life activities as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336). (ii) If not alleviated, may cause serious harm to the patient's safety or physical or mental health. (n) "Written documentation shall have the same definition as California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7 et seq., and as may be amended, and which defines "written documentation" as accurate reproductions of those portions of a patient's medical records that have been created by the attending physician, that contain the information required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.715, and that the patient may submit to a county health department or the county's designee as part of an application for an identification card. ORDINANCE NO. 2016-007 3