One-year extension of the intervention of EPS Famisanar

The national Government authorized a one-year extension of the immediate takeover of assets, funds, and businesses, as well as the forced administrative intervention to manage EPS Famisanar S. A. S., identified with NIT 830.003.564-7. The decision, adopted through Executive Resolution 407 of 2026 on September 15, was signed by the President of the Republic, Abelardo de la Espriella, and the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ana María Vesga Gaviria, and published in Official Gazette number 53,627.

The extension will be in effect from September 16, 2026, until September 15, 2027, with the objective of seeking the financial and administrative stability of the entity and guaranteeing the timely and efficient provision of health services to its affiliates. The National Superintendency of Health may order the lifting of the measure before the expiration of the new term.

Background of the intervention

The special measure regarding Famisanar dates back to September 2023, when the National Superintendency of Health ordered the immediate takeover through Resolution 2023320030005625-6 on September 15, 2023, for a term of one year. Since then, the intervention has been successively extended:

• Resolution 2024320030012632-6 (September 13, 2024): extension until September 15, 2025.
• Executive Resolution 315 (September 15, 2025): extension until September 15, 2026.
• Executive Resolution 407 of 2026 (September 15, 2026): extension until September 15, 2027.

Throughout the process, several intervening agents have succeeded one another: Sandra Milena Jaramillo Ayala, Jorge Arturo Suárez Suárez, Cris Encarnación Reyes Gómez, Germán Darío Gallo Rojas and, since July 2026, Mauricio Molina Álvarez, appointed through Resolution 2026320030007520-6. The firm NEXIA MONTES & ASOCIADOS S. A. S., with NIT 800.088.357-4, acts as the controller of the measure.

Technical justification for the extension

The viability report presented by the intervening agent Mauricio Molina Álvarez on July 16, 2026, concluded that the intervention has generated a progressive strengthening of the EPS’s capacity, with improvements in health risk management, financial control, contractual administration, and information quality. However, he noted that the results still require consolidation to guarantee their sustainability and to overcome the structural causes that motivated the measure.

The auditing firm NEXIA MONTES & ASOCIADOS S. A. S., in its opinion dated July 28, 2026, warned that the viability of the EPS is conditioned upon the continuity of special supervision and the immediate restructuring of the Action Plan. The Special Measures Committee of the National Superintendency of Health unanimously recommended the extension, and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection issued a favorable technical opinion on September 3, 2026.

Legal framework and scope

The decision is based on Article 116 of Decree Law 663 of 1993, modified by Article 22 of Law 510 of 1999, and paragraph 3 of numeral 2 of Article 9.1.2.1.1 of Decree 2555 of 2010, which allow for the extension of the takeover for a term equal to the initial one when the liquidation of the entity is not ordered. During the new term, Famisanar will continue reporting information in the Special Measures Management and Control System FENIX, in accordance with the guidelines of the National Superintendency of Health.

The resolution was communicated to the intervening agent Mauricio Molina Álvarez, the auditing firm NEXIA MONTES & ASOCIADOS S. A. S., the National Superintendent of Health, and the territorial entities where the EPS’s insurance operations are conducted.

Impact for affiliates

The extension keeps one of the country’s largest EPS, which serves millions of affiliates, under state control while its recovery is consolidated. For users, the measure seeks to guarantee the continuity, timeliness, and quality of health insurance, avoiding an eventual liquidation that would have forced the relocation of its entire affiliated population to other entities.

Source: Official Gazette, edition 53,627, September 15, 2026, p. 5 (official reference: Executive Resolution 407 of 2026).