British Indian Ocean Territory

Reimbursed Care Access

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK-administered Overseas Territory with no permanent civilian population and limited local health services; in practice criminal and drug matters default to local BIOT ordinances and, where local law is silent, to the law of England. Controlled psychedelics listed below are governed by UK-style controlled‑drugs frameworks and BIOT administrative law, meaning recreational possession and unlicensed medical use are prohibited; medical use for standard anesthetic agents (e.g., ketamine) is possible within authorised health services (notably military/medical facilities on Diego Garcia) but specialized psychedelic medicines require specific licences or transfers under UK-controlled‑drug rules. [https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-indian-ocean-territory|GOV.UK BIOT page] [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/controlled-drugs-list--2|UK Controlled Drugs List].