N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18, § 420.4 – Withdrawal from State Adoption Service.

(a) the child has been adopted;
(b) the child has reached his or her 18th birthday, and will not consent to the agency's adoption plan;
(c) the child has been discharged from foster care in New York State; or
(d) the child has died.

A child's name will be withdrawn from the State Adoption Service when the authorized agency enters the appropriate code into the CCRS that indicates: