An apparatus configured to code video information includes a memory unit and a processor in communication with the memory unit. The memory unit is configured to store video information associated with a current layer and an enhancement layer, the current layer having a current picture. The processor is configured to determine whether the current layer may be coded using information from the enhancement layer, determine whether the enhancement layer has an enhancement layer picture corresponding to the current picture, and in response to determining that the current layer may be coded using information from the enhancement layer and that the enhancement layer has an enhancement layer picture corresponding to the current picture, code the current picture based on the enhancement layer picture. The processor may encode or decode the video information.