An apparatus configured to code video information includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store video information associated with a bitstream. The apparatus further includes a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to determine whether a reference layer is included in the bitstream. The processor is further configured to determine, based upon whether the reference layer is included in the bitstream, whether or not to process an indication and to, if the reference layer is included in the bitstream, process, in a video bitstream, the indication. The processor is also configured to code the video information based at least in part on the processed indication.