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1. Member States shall provide for appropriately equipped and easily accessible rape crisis or sexual violence referral centres, which may form part of the national healthcare system, to ensure effective support to victims of sexual violence and to ensure the clinical management of rape, including assisting in the safekeeping and documentation of evidence. Centres referred to in the first subparagraph shall provide trauma-sensitive support and, where necessary, referral to specialised trauma support and counselling for victims, after the offence has been committed. Member States shall ensure that victims of sexual violence have access to medical and forensic examinations. Those examinations may be provided in the centres referred to in this paragraph or by referral to specialised centres or units. Member States shall ensure coordination between the referral centres and competent medical and forensic centres. Where the victim is a child, the services referred to in this paragraph shall be provided in a child-friendly manner.

2. Member States shall provide for victims of sexual violence to have timely access to healthcare services, including sexual and reproductive healthcare services, in accordance with national law.

3. The services referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be available free of charge, without prejudice to those services that are provided for under the national healthcare system, and accessible every day of the week. They may be part of the services referred to in Article 25.

4. Member States shall ensure a sufficient geographical distribution and capacity of the services referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 across the Member State.

5. Article 25(3) and (7) shall apply to the provision of support for victims of sexual violence under this Article.